Council services affected by bank holiday
dailyrecord.co.ukWest Lothian is observing a special bank holiday on Monday (September 19) for the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.This means only essential council services will be operating on this day, such as vital social care and emergency housing repairs.All other council services and public facilities, such as partnership centres and recycling centres, will be closed.All West Lothian schools are already closed to pupils on Friday, Monday and Tuesday.Early Learning Centres will now also close on Monday with parents/carers already notified.There will be no bin collections taking place on Monday, so any household with a scheduled grey bin collection for that day should put them out for 7am on Tuesday instead.Any householders with green or blue collections scheduled for Monday should put them out on Wednesday (September 21) instead.Please note there will be no brown bin collections between September 19 and 21 to allow resources to be reprioritised.The social care emergency team (SCET) will be available as always on 01506 281028 or 01506 281029 for anyone who need urgent assistance from social work or partners.Their priority will be any issues around child and adult protection, statutory mental health assessments and family or care breakdowns.Don't miss the latest news from the West Lothian Courier.
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