Lauder
The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders in the historical county of Berwickshire. On the Southern Upland Way, the burgh lies 27 miles south east from Edinburgh, on the western border of the Lammermuir Hills. The present population of the town is around 1500, although it is swiftly increasing as over 100 brand-new homes are being built on the southern boundary. This means that, at the start of the 21st century, the population is approaching what it was at the beginning of the 20th century before the period of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today highly directed by its distance to Edinburgh as it is now considered to be near enough for employees to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is trustworthy though sporadic. Significant 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 feud in between them and the Lauder family who were at the time sitting on the bench as hereditary baillies. On 18 July 1793, amid a severe and prolonged thunderstorm, a 'ball of fire struck the steeple above the Tollbooth, and did considerable damage'. Ongoing controversy in Lauder is the town's growth, whether it is required or worthwhile, the site of a brand-new primary school and how soon one will be built, and the location and amount of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Additionally on the agenda is the debate surrounding the development of a brand-new health centre in the burgh. For all of your home improvements, be sure to identify dependable professionals in Lauder to make certain of quality.