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 of Edinburgh, on the western side of the Lammermuir Hills. The present population of the town is around 1500, although it is dramatically growing as over 100 brand-new houses are being constructed on the southern boundary. This means that, at the beginning of the 21st century, the population is approaching what it was at the start of the 20th century preceding the duration of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today strongly directed by its distance to Edinburgh as it is now judged to be close enough for employees to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is efficient but irregular. Prominent buildings in the town today feature the Tolbooth or Town Hall, which precedes 1598 when records display it being burnt by a celebration 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, during a serious and long-lasting thunderstorm, a 'ball of fire struck the steeple above the Tollbooth, and did considerable damage'. Present discussion in Lauder is the town's expansion, whether it is required or desirable, the site of a brand-new primary school and how quickly one will be developed, and the area and extent of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Also on the agenda is the dispute surrounding the formation of a brand-new health centre in the burgh. For all your home renovations, make sure to identify dependable contractors in Lauder to make certain of quality.
