Highland Council Service Arrangements For Christmas And New Year
20th December 2019
The Highland Council notifies its service users and customers of its opening hours and service arrangements over the festive period.
The Highland Council Service Centre will close at 4pm on 24 December 2019.
Over the holiday period, the Service Centre will be open on:
Tuesday 24 December 8am - 4pm
Friday 27 December 10am - 4pm
Monday 30 December 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 31 December 10am - 4pm
It reopens with usual business hours on Friday 3 January 2020
Service Points will be on reduced opening hours. For further details see the information about each service point at www.highland.gov.uk/servicepoints
Inverness Registration Office will close at 4 pm on 24 December. For advice or information regarding essential registrations in Highland please phone 07818 588 203. We will be open as normal on 27, 30 and 31 December (opening times 9am to 4pm). Closed 1 and 2 January 2019 and open from 3 January 2019.
Recycling
Recycling centres will be closed 25 and 26 December and 1 and 2 January.
Collection dates
Wednesday 25 December collections will be uplifted on Saturday 21 December
Thursday 26 December collections as normal
Wednesday 1 January collections will be uplifted on Saturday 28 December
Thursday 2 January collections will be uplifted on Saturday 4 January
Check your bin calendar at https://www.highland.gov.uk/bindays
Online services
Contact us anytime online to report a problem, ask for something or make a payment:
Report at www.highland.gov.uk/report
Request at www.highland.gov.uk/request
Pay at www.highland.gov.uk/pay
Council out of hours telephone numbers
Health and Social Care - 08457 697284
Roads, flooding, street lighting - 01349 886690
Housing - 01349-886691
Registration - 07818 588 203
Emergency out of hours telephone numbers
All trunk roads - BEAR Scotland - 0800 028 1414
Gas Freephone - 0800 111 999
NHS 24 - call free on 111 if you are ill and can't wait until your regular NHS service reopens
Police Scotland - 101 for all services
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - 01463 240999 (24 hours)
Scottish and Southern Electric Freephone - 0800 300 999
Scottish Water - 0845 601 8855 (24 hours)
SEPA Floodline - 0845 988 1188
SEPA Pollution hotline - 0800 807060 (24 hours)
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