Local Directory & Services
Here you will find direct links to Council Services and Planning Applications in the Royal Four Towns area. Transport and Utilities information. We will be adding emergency numbers, local trades, deliveries, and everyday services – all the practical information you need in one place.
Council Services
Report potholes, faulty street lights, blocked drains, flooding or winter gritting issues. Check your bin collection days, book bulky waste collections, apply for a garden waste permit and find out exactly what goes in each bin.
Roads & Highways
Report potholes, street lights, blocked drains and track gritter movements. Full FixMyStreet links and priority repair times.
Waste & Recycling
Bin collection calendar, what goes in each coloured bin, garden waste permits, textile bank, glass recycling and bulky waste bookings.
Planning
Hightae & Royal Four Towns Planning Applications and Scottish Building Warrants that cover Hightae and the areas nearby. Updated daily with direct links to Dumfries & Galloway Council.
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Local bus service 117, taxis from Lockerbie, nearest train stations and community transport options. Everything you need to get to Dumfries, Lockerbie or further afield.
Buses
Service 117 (McCalls Coaches) from Lockerbie through Hightae to Dumfries. Timetables and stops in the village.
Taxis
Reliable local taxis from Lockerbie – PA Taxis, AC Taxis and more. Door-to-door and voucher scheme accepted.
Trains
Lockerbie Station on the West Coast Main Line. Quick taxi or drive from Hightae.
Community Transport
Door-to-door service for appointments, shopping and days out. Book in advance.
Utilities
Broadband speeds and availability, electricity tariffs and power cuts, gas, heating oil suppliers, water quality, sewerage charges and Council Tax billing – everything you need to keep the lights on and the taps running in the Royal Four Towns.
Broadband
Superfast & Full Fibre availability by postcode, Openreach network, Digital Voice landlines and how to check your address.
Electricity
SP Energy Networks, 2026 price cap rates, power cut information and how to switch suppliers.
Gas (LPG)
No mains gas in the Royal Four Towns. All homes use delivered LPG. Hightae Top-up Scheme available.
Heating Oil
Delivered heating oil (kerosene). Regular top-ups via the Hightae Top-up Scheme.
Water & Sewerage
Black Esk zone water quality, 2026/27 Council Tax charges, hardness levels and septic tank emptying services.