Useful information

Telephone Numbers

Glasgow City Council 0141 287 2000

Development

  • Planning 0141 287 8555
  • Heritage and Design 0141 287 8635

Environment

  • Clean Glasgow 0800 027 7 027
  • Bulk Uplift 0141 287 9700
  • Environmental Health 0141 287 1558
  • Roads and Lighting 0800 37 36 35
  • Public Parks 0141 287 5064

Community Safety

  • Gorbals Police 0141 532 5300
  • Craigie Street Police 0141 423 1113
  • Helen Street Police 0141 532 5400
  • CCTV Control Centre 0141 287 9999
  • Polmadie Fire Station 0141 423 2223
  • British Transport Police 0141 335 3899
  • Anti-social Behaviour 0800 027 39 01
  • Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
  • Abandoned Vehicles 0141 556 0371
  • Emergency Services 999

Utilities

  • Scottish Water 0845 600 8855
  • Energy Saving Trust 0800 512 012
  • Gas Emergency 0800 111 999

Tax and Benfits

  • Council Tax 0845 600 8040
  • Non Domestic Rates 0141 287 7333
  • Winter Fuel Payment 08459 15 15 15
  • Free Central Heating 0800 316 1653

Jobs and Money

  • Job Centre Plus 0845 606 0234
  • Citizens Advice 0141 552 5556
  • Scottish Debtline 0800 138 3328

Property

  • City Building 0800 595 595
  • GHA 0141 274 6200
  • Care and Repair 0141 433 2749
  • Culture and Sport 0141 287 4350

Health

  • NHS24 08454 24 24 24
  • Greater Glasgow Health Board 0141 201 4444
  • Samaritans 08457 90 90 90

Travel

  • Network Rail 08457 11 41 41
  • National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50
  • First Scotrail 0845 601 5929
  • Traveline Scotland 0871 200 2233

Telephone Numbers - David cannot take any responsibility for their accuracy and their inclusion does not imply specific endorsement by David.

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UK Holidays and Notable Dates 2010

  • New Year’s Day – 1 January
  • Holiday – 2/4 January
  • Burns Night – 25 January
  • Holocaust Memorial Day – 27 January
  • Valentine’s Day – 14 February
  • Shrove Tuesday/Ash Wednesday – 16/17 February
  • Mother’s Day - 14 March
  • Daylight Saving Time begins – 28 March
  • Good Friday - 2 April
  • Easter Sunday - 4 April
  • Queen’s Elizabeth’s Birthday – 21 April
  • May Bank Holiday - 3 May
  • Spring Bank Holiday - 31 May
  • Father’s Day – 20 June
  • Longest Day – 21 June
  • Glasgow Fair – 16/19 July
  • Summer Bank Holiday - 2 August
  • Late Summer Bank Holiday – 30 August
  • September Weekend – 24/27 September
  • Daylight Saving Time ends - 31 October
  • Hallowe’en – 31 October
  • Guy Fawkes Day – 5 November
  • Remembrance Sunday -14 November
  • St Andrews Day – 30 November
  • Shortest Day – 21 December
  • Christmas Eve – 24 December
  • Christmas Day – 25 December
  • New Year’s Eve – 31 December

Non-Christian Religious Festivals 2010

Islamic

  • Milad Al-Nabi – 26 February
  • Ramadan begins - 11 August
  • Eid Al-Fittr - 10 September
  • Eid Al-Addha - 16 November
  • Al-Hijra - 7 December

Jewish

  • Pesach (Passover) First Day – 30 March
  • Shavuot – 19 May
  • Rosh Hashanah - 9 September
  • Yom Kippur - 18 September
  • Hanukkah First Day – 2 December

Hindu

  • Holi – 28 February
  • Navaratri – 8 October
  • Diwali – 6 November

Sikh

  • Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji - 5 January
  • Baisakhi – 14 April
  • Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji - 16 June
  • Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji – 21 November
  • Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur Ji – 24 November

Chinese

  • New Year – 14, 15 and 16 February

Dates for Religious Festivals - Many are determined by an actual sighitng of the moon and dates given are therefore provisional.