Lauder
The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders in the historic county of Berwickshire. On the Southern Upland Way, the burgh lies 27 miles south east of Edinburgh, on the western side of the Lammermuir Hills. The present population of the town is around 1500, although it is dramatically broadening as over 100 brand-new homes are being constructed on the southern side. This means that, at the start of the 21st century, the population is approaching what it was at the start of the 20th century ahead of the time period of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today highly affected by its distance to Edinburgh as it is now considered to be close enough for employees to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is dependable though sporadic. Noteworthy buildings in the town today feature the Tolbooth or Town Hall, which precedes 1598 when records reveal it being burnt by a party of Homes and Cranstouns led by Lord Home, in a row in between them and the Lauder family who were at the time sitting on the bench as hereditary baillies. On 18 July 1793, during the course of an extreme and prolonged thunderstorm, a 'ball of fire struck the steeple above the Tollbooth, and did considerable damage'. Existing controversy in Lauder is the town's development, whether it is required or preferable, the location of a brand-new primary school and how soon one will be developed, and the area and extent of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Additionally on the agenda is the argument surrounding the formation of a brand-new health centre in the burgh. For all of your home improvements, make certain to identify credible experts in Lauder to make certain of quality.