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 border of the Lammermuir Hills. The present population of the town is around 1500, although it is rapidly expanding as over 100 brand-new houses are being created on the southern side. This means that, at the start of the 21st century, the population is approaching what it was at the beginning of the 20th century ahead of the phase of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today firmly directed by its proximity to Edinburgh as it is now thought to be near enough for people to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is dependable though irregular. Popular structures in the town today feature the Tolbooth or Town Hall, which predates 1598 when records display 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, amid a severe and lengthy thunderstorm, a 'ball of fire struck the steeple above the Tollbooth, and did considerable damage'. Existing discussion in Lauder is the town's expansion, whether it is required or preferable, the site of a new primary school and how soon one will be developed, and the area and extent of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Also on the agenda is the debate surrounding the formation of a new health centre in the burgh. For all your home renovations, make sure to identify dependable experts in Lauder to make certain of quality.