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 from Edinburgh, on the western edge of the Lammermuir Hills. The present population of the town is around 1500, although it is rapidly broadening as over 100 brand-new houses are being built on the southern boundary. This means that, at the beginning of the 21st century, the population is approaching what it was at the beginning of the 20th century in advance of the duration of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today strongly directed by its distance to Edinburgh as it is now thought to be close enough for people to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is trusted but sporadic. Notable buildings in the town today include the Tolbooth or Town Hall, which precedes 1598 when records display it being burnt by a party of Homes and Cranstouns led by Lord Home, in a quarrel between them and the Lauder family who were at the time sitting on the bench as hereditary baillies. On 18 July 1793, amid a serious and lengthy thunderstorm, a 'ball of fire struck the steeple above the Tollbooth, and did considerable damage'. Present controversy in Lauder is the town's development, whether it is needed or preferable, the site of a new primary school and how quickly one will be established, and the area and amount of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Also on the agenda is the discussion surrounding the creation of a new health centre in the burgh. For all of your home renovations, make sure to find dependable professionals in Lauder to make certain of quality.