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 edge of the Lammermuir Hills. The present population of the town is around 1500, although it is swiftly growing as over 100 brand-new houses are being created 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 period of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today strongly affected by its distance to Edinburgh as it is now thought to be close enough for employees to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is trustworthy though infrequent. Prominent structures in the town today include 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 the course of an extreme 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 expansion, whether it is wanted or worthwhile, the site of a new primary school and how quickly one will be established, and the location and amount of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Also on the agenda is the argument surrounding the creation of a new health centre in the burgh. For all your home improvements, make certain to find reputable professionals in Lauder to make certain of quality.
