Police Scotland has issued advice to avoid travel in areas affected by the red weather warning.

The council will continue to deliver critical services over this period but there will be extensive disruption to non-critical services. We classify critical services as those which protect human life and maximise the safety of people.

All council offices are closed to the public.

All schools and education establishments including early learning facilities will be closed on Friday 24 January.

We understand the impact this may have on parents and carers, however the safety of people is paramount. No school transport or breakfast clubs will run.

Adult learning classes/CLD activities booked on Friday will be cancelled.

All bin collections will be suspended and the recycling centres will be closed on Friday 24 January. 

If your general waste bin (black) is scheduled for collection on Friday, please place this on the kerbside on Saturday and we will aim to collect it asap. Do not place bins on the kerbside on Friday 24 January.

Recycling bins (blue/green-lidded) due for collection on Friday will be emptied on their next scheduled collection date.

Brown food/garden bins will also be suspended on Saturday and Sunday due to the weather impact.

All Household Waste Recycling Centres are closed. For van bookings, you will be emailed an update.

We anticipate normal service for all collections (except brown food & garden bins) and recycling centres to resume on Saturday.

Special uplifts due on Friday are all cancelled and we will be in contact to rearrange.

All leisure centres, libraries, community centres, museums, country parks and arts venues will be closed to the public on Friday.

Home support will continue to be delivered where possible to the most vulnerable people but there may be changes to arrangements. We will be in direct contact with families if there are changes to the service.

All registration offices will be closed. Emergency registration service only.

• Airdrie – call 01236 758080, email registrars-airdrie@northlan.gov.uk
• Cumbernauld – call 01236 632740, email registrars-cumbernauld@northlan.gov.uk
• Motherwell – call 01698 302206, email registrars-motherwell@northlan.gov.uk

Housing emergency repairs only. First Stop Shops and Housing Offices will be closed to the public.

Continues to operate although there may be changes to arrangements. Officers will be in touch with families directly if required.

The Centre will be closed to the public on Friday 24 January.

Keep updated: weather, travel advice, traffic, railways, and preparing for severe weather.

Call 105 to report a power cut and to be connected to local support.

For further advice, please follow social media/digital channels for:

Weather: Met Office, @metoffice

Roads and Incidents: Transport Scotland, @trafficscotland and Police Scotland, @policescotland

Scottish Government Resilience: Ready Scotland, @readyscotland

Flooding: SEPA, @SEPAFlood

Transport operators: Scotrail, @scotrail and Network Rail, @networkrailscot and individual operators.

Utilities: Scottish Gas Networks, @SGNGas, Scottish Power Energy Network, @SPEnergyNetwork