21 Feb
Plumbing
West Calder - EH55
Enquiry from: Peter M
Start Date: Immediate
Ti fix a leaking pipe from the kitchen tap. the pipe is under the sink
Balerno
Balerno is a suburban area of Edinburgh, Scotland positioned 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the city centre, alongside Currie and then Juniper Green. Administratively, Balerno drops within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. Its name stems from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Àirneach, indicating "townland/town of the hawthorns". The earliest written records of Balhernoch or Balernach are found in the late 13th century. The 18th Century brought substantial advancement to the area, with lots of new flax, snuff as well as paper mills emerging around the Water of Leith and also its tributary, the Bavelaw Burn (evidence of flax manufacturing can be seen in Harlaw Woods). The biggest of these mills, Balerno Bank Paper Mill located near the centre of the old town enclosed the early 1980s. After the First World War residence structure started in earnest in the location as well as ever since domestic pressures have almost overwhelmed commercial as well as industrial ones. There was a short loop railway running over what is now the Water of Leith Walkway.
