Council service updates

Domestic Glass Lomond- 19/06/26

Due to a vehicle breakdown our domestic glass route cannot be completed today, this will now take place on Monday 22nd June.   Areas affected are:
Arrochar
Luss
Tarbert
Arden Area

Blackhill Civic Amenity Site - 18.06.26

There have been recent issues with waste wood acceptance from the Council’s contractor, Enva due to issues at their processing plant. 

As a temporary measure, waste wood brought to Blackhill will be placed in the mixed waste bay and not recycled for the next few days, including over the weekend, 

The plant is expected to be operational again from Monday 22 June; however, this interim arrangement at Blackhill HWRC will remain in place for a short period thereafter.

Garelochhead - General waste collections 18/06/26

Due to vehicle breakdowns, we have been unable to carry out the general waste collections scheduled for today, 18th June in Garelochhead. 

Please leave your bin out to allow us to catch up on missed collections by the end of the week. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. 

EV Charging Network - Faults - 17th June 2026

Electric Vehicle Charger Faults

We have some faults across our network of EV chargers at the moment. We are working with our maintenance contractors to have these repaired as soon as possible.

Faults should be reported to Scottish Power on 0800 001 5234  

You can see the full range of publicly available chargers in Argyll and Bute via the Scottish Power Recharge App and Zapmap

Chargers with faults

You can find the live status of all chargers on the Scottish Power Recharge app.

Domestic Glass Collections - Helensburgh & surrounding areas

Due to vehicle breakdowns we are unable to carry out domestic glass collections until further notice. An update will be provided as soon as collections can resume. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

Road and Footway Closure - East Clyde Street, Helensburgh

The Council is making arrangements for the diversions below to be put in place and for ‘Business as usual’ signs to be put up to support businesses in the street affected. 

Details of the diversions

East bound vehicles 

Diverted from West Clyde Street left onto William Street and then right onto West Princes Street. Continuing along West Princes Street / East Princes Street turn right onto Glenfinlas Street and left onto East Clyde Street

West Bound vehicles

Diverted from East Clyde Street right onto Charlotte Street and then left onto East Princes Street. Continuing along East Princes Street / West Princes Street turn left onto James Street and right onto West Clyde Street

East bound pedestrians

Diverted from West Clyde Street left onto Sinclair Street and then right onto East Princes Street. Continuing along East Princes Street turn right onto Maitland Street and left onto East Clyde Street

West bound pedestrians

Diverted from East Clyde Street right onto Maitland Street and then left onto East Princes Street. Continuing along East Princes Street turn left onto Sinclair Street and right onto West Clyde Street

Temporary road closure - Ardencraig Road (Bute)

Due to subsidence on a section of Ardencraig Road, a temporary closure has been put in place. 

An update will be provided once a full assessment has taken place. 

Pedestrian access may be limited when work is ongoing. 

Road Closure B8016 - commencing 9th March 2026

Scottish Water will be undertaking a watermain upgrade along the B8016 at the River Laggan Road Bridge. Work is scheduled to begin on the 9th of March 2026 and is expected to take approximately three months to complete.  

Due to the nature and location of the works, a section of B8016 will be fully closed throughout the duration of the project.