Storm Éowyn
The storm has caused severe disruption and some damage across the city. Our teams have dealt with a high volume of incidents and recovery operations have been ongoing over the weekend. Incidents have been prioritised according to the risk to public safety.
Schools, nurseries and early years settings - update: Monday 27 January
Following the completion of building and safety inspections today, Drummond High School, Forrester High School and Craigmount High School will reopen as normal on Tuesday 28 January. The schools will be in touch directly with parents/ carers.
All other schools, nurseries and early year settings reopened on Monday morning.
Damage to buildings
Right now we’re not aware of any further damage to council buildings, but inspections are continuing.
We’ve received a lot of reports of damage to private buildings across the city. Our Shared Repairs team will prioritise inspections of buildings where there is thought to be a danger to the public.
Fallen trees
We’ve responded to a significant number of reports of large fallen trees. We’ve prioritised any reports that posed a potential danger to the public or were blocking roads and paths. Those not posing any immediate risk will be dealt with through the week.
If you're concerned about fallen or dangerous, overhanging branches or trees, please report them to our Forestry service immediately. Call us on 0131 200 2000 or contact us
Travel and transport
For travel updates check @and @ on X (Twitter) as well as your travel provider.
Bin collections and debris
Bin collection services resumed on Sunday and residents who were due a collection on Friday should put their bins, boxes and Christmas trees out and we will collect them over Sunday and Monday. We are experiencing some delays so if your bin has not been collected by the end of Monday, please leave it out and we will get to it between now and the end of the week. We appreciate your patience while we get back on track with collections.
We’re aware that some communal bins have been tipped over or moved by the storm and crews will get to them (and other debris) as soon as possible.
Contact centre
Our contact centre has been extremely busy. Please report non-emergency issues via the relevant online forms on our website or via social media wherever possible to help keep phonelines free.
Homelessness
Support for homelessness continues and we have offered accommodation to everyone who has needed it.
Anyone who needs to present as homeless or needs emergency temporary accommodation over the weekend should contact us by phone on 0131 529 7036 or 0131 200 2000.
Waste and recycling
Cleansing crews will work with other teams to clear debris from streets over next week.
Council parks and buildings
Please check with our venues before you travel if you plan to visit any of them over the weekend.
Contacting us
You can report any issues online at
Please only phone if it's an emergency as our phone lines will be busy.
Emergency service line
0131 200 2000.
Emergency social care service
0800 731 6969 - free phone.
