Highland Council Service arrangements for Christmas and New Year
Our Service Centre will close at 4pm on 24 December. We will be open as normal on 27, 28 and 31 December (opening times 8am to 4pm). Closed 1 and 2 January 2019 and open 8am to 5pm from 3 January 2019.
Our Service Points will be on reduced opening hours. For further details see the inf https://www.highland.gov.uk/directory/16/visit_an_office/category/481ormation page about each office.
Inverness Registration Office will close at 4 pm on 24 December. Please contact us on 07818 588 203 for advice or information regarding essential registrations in Highland. We will be open as normal on 27, 28 and 31 December (opening times 9am to 4pm). Closed 1and 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
- Tuesday 25 December collections will be uplifted on Saturday 22 December
- Wednesday 26 December collections as normal
- Tuesday 1 January collections will be uplifted on Saturday 29 December
- Wednesday 2 January collections will be uplifted on Saturday 5 January
- Check your bin calendar
Online services
Contact us anytime online to report a problem, ask for something or make a payment:
Council out of hours telephone numbers
- Health and Social Care - 0845 601 4813
- 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)