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.