Service Impact

Due to Storm Eowyn, a red weather warning covering Glasgow has been issued by the Met Office for Friday, 24 January 2025. Strong winds are predicted to cause dangerous conditions and lead to significant disruption across the city. Therefore, some council services will be impacted.

Please see below for the latest information on council services (updates to follow):
 

Education

Update 26 January 2025

Schools and nurseries will be open on Monday 27 January following the storm.

Govan Gaelic primary will have a deferred start and will open at 10.30am - school is contacting families with details.

All schools and nurseries are closed today (Friday, 24 January 2025).

Your child's school will provide further updates directly to you.

Cleansing

All waste services will be suspended on Friday, January 24.

Kerbside Collections

If you receive a kerbside bin collection, please do not present your bin for collection on Friday, January 24.

All bins intended for a kerbside collection should be stored as securely as possible until the storm passes.

Anyone due to receive a kerbside bin collection this Friday should present their bin on the pavement for collection on Saturday, January 25.

Household Waste & Recycling Centres

All household waste and recycling centres will be closed on Friday, January 24.

Residential & Homecare (HSCP)

Home Care Services

Our Home Care Services will be affected on Friday, 24 January. This will result in reduced visits, and Home Care services will need to prioritise those who are most vulnerable in the community. We will do our best to minimise disruption; however, the safety of our staff is important. It may not be possible to inform you of changes in advance, the impact is expected to cause disruptions throughout the day.

Please only call our home care line in emergencies, as lines will be busy. We would appreciate any support from families and neighbours to check on any vulnerable neighbours during this period.

Update 24 Jan - The service has continued to focus on the delivery of community services. This morning, our staff have made in excess of 3,500 visits, which is over 85% of our service provision.

We will be working towards a return to our business as usual service, however as the adverse weather is due to continue into the weekend it may take time for our services to be fully restored.

Community Alarm Services

For all Glasgow City HSCP Alarm Telecare service users, families, and their friends, the strong winds may cause damage to infrastructure, potentially causing delays or interruptions to our services. This could affect alarm activations and our ability to respond promptly.

In case of a care emergency and if your alarm isn't working, please phone 0141 276 2020.

Registrars

Appointments to register births, deaths and stillbirths will continue to take place online. 

All Marriage and Civil Partnership ceremonies due to take place on Friday, 24 January will be rescheduled. 

Glasgow Life

Glasgow Life venues

All Glasgow Life venues will not open on Friday, 24 January.

We expect to welcome you back on Saturday morning at normal opening times and will issue any further updates required via Glasgow Life social media.

Celtic Connections

All Celtic Connections performances on Friday, 24 January will be postponed.

As it stands, we expect venues to re-open and for all shows to go ahead on Saturday, 25 January.

Information on new dates for postponed shows will be announced as soon as we have details. We will be in touch as soon as we can with more details for ticket holders for Friday's shows.

We will keep you updated on Saturday on Celtic Connections social media, and hope to welcome audiences back to the festival across the weekend.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused to our citizens but everyone's safety is paramount in these circumstances.

Please stay safe, plan ahead and follow the advice on the Met Office website.

Keep up to date with travel advice here.