Council service updates

Limited Access General Waste - Cowal

Due to a vehicle breakdown, general waste bins that were due for collection today (15th January) will not be uplifted. Please take your bins back in and present them for collection from 06.00 on 22nd January when we will do a catch up run. The affected addresses are:

• Shellfield Farm
• Wellpark Lane
• Anne Terrace
• Charles Terrace
• Pier Lane
• Millhouse Crossroads to Portavadie (Domestic)
• Stelaig Farm
• B8000 (Millhouse Crossroads to Newton) All (Commercial & Domestic)
• Kirkpatrick Chalets, Finbracken Chalets, Fernihow Cottage, Cortein Cottages, Lephinmore, Newton and Leachd
• Succoth Sawmill Lane

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Glass recycling - Helensburgh & Lomond

Household glass recycling collections scheduled for 4th and 5th January have been delayed due to a vehicle breakdown.

Residents in the Arden, Arrochar, and Garelochhead areas are affected. Please leave your bin at its designated collection point, and our crews will attend as soon as possible.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Kilennan bridge, Islay

U024 Kilennan Bridge, Islay. Kilennan Bridge on the U024 Avenvogie Road is closed to traffic following severe scour of the structure's abutments and piers during a weather event in December 2024.

Avenvogie - Temporary Restriction Order

Access

• No vehicles are permitted to cross the bridge until repairs are complete and the bridge is re-opened.
• Local access is maintained along the U024 up to around 10m either side of the bridge.
• Diversions are via B8016/A846/C012/U024 and vice versa.

Key dates

• The bridge was closed on 13/12/24
• Repairs are expected to take a number of weeks and the bridge will remain fully closed until repairs are complete.
• We expect repair work to carry on throughout January 2025 and finalise in February 2025.

A816-110 Cuilfail Hotel Bridge, Kilmelford

A816-110 Cuilfail Hotel Bridge, Kilmelford is open under Traffic Management (portable traffic lights) until Phase 2 works are completed in January 2025. There is no weight restriction is currently in place.

You can find out more about the project on our website.

EV Charging Network - Faults - 02.09.2024

Electric Vehicle Charger Faults:
We have some faults across our network of 37 EV chargers at the moment. We are working with our maintenance contractors to have these repaired as soon as possible.

The faults and some details are listed below. You can see the full range of publicly available chargers in Argyll and Bute (not just those operated by the Council) on the Charge Place Scotland website.

• 53517 Tiree Ferry Terminal – an engineer is due onsite mid Sept to repair this fault, please note this date is subject to change if there are ferry disruptions. Unfortunately, there are no other Council chargers at this site, but all public chargers can be found via the Charge Place Scotland website using the link above.
• 51143 The Columba Centre, Fionnphort, Mull – an engineer is due onsite week beginning 9/9/24 to repair this fault. Unfortunately, there are no other Council chargers at this site, but all public chargers can be found via the Charge Place Scotland website using the link above.
• 60104 Ledaig Car Park, Mull – an engineer is due onsite week beginning 9/9/24 to repair this fault. Unfortunately, there are no other Council chargers at this site but all public chargers can be found via the Charge Place Scotland website using the link above.
• 61622 Corran Halls Public Car Park – the engineer has ordered parts and will be scheduled to attend once they are received.  There is an another EVC available at this site.
• 61720 Coal Pier Dunoon – an engineer has been scheduled to attend 2/09/24.  There is an another EVC available at this site.