Public Utilities

Gas
To report a gas or carbon monoxide emergency, or if a pipeline is struck (even if no gas leak has occurred) call the National Gas Emergency Service 24 hours a day on 0800 111 999 (calls are recorded and may be monitored).
0800 111999
General Recycling
Fortnightly service for newspapers, tins and bottles collected from roadside. For information:
01353 863864
Milton Recycling Centre, Butts Lane, Milton:
01223 860674
Bins for bottles (glass and plastic), cans, paper & clothes at Burwell: Village College & Ex-service Club Bins for plastic bottles at Tan House Lane Garden / vegetable / wood waste: Burwell Allotments Shredder Plastics / clothes / bottles: Tesco Supermarkets.
Water & Sewerage
At all times:
0800 145145
Bill enquiries:
0800 919155
Electricity
At all times:
01223 440221
Supply problems:
0800 783838
Energy Conservation
Insulate your home to save money and reduce CO2 emmisions. Arrange a no obligation survey of your home. Contact: HEAT Cambridgeshire Scheme:
08000930450
ECDC Energy Conservation Officer:
01353 616251
Power cut?
Working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to keep your lights on but sometimes faults occur.
0800 3163105 (From Landline)

03333232105 (From Mobile)

Web
Text POWER and your postcode to 80876
Refuse / Recycling

Check Dates by Postcode/Address
Normal weekly collection on Thursdays or Fridays Large articles can be collected free of charge (not bathroom or kitchen fittings):
01353863864
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BBC News
Driver who led police on 110mph chase is jailed
Police describe Alfred Stanley's high-speed driving as "extremely dangerous".
Full weekend southbound closure for A1 repairs
The road near Peterborough will be closed between Wansford and Alwalton until Sunday evening.
Woman killed on the A47 was visually impaired
A coroner finds Margarita Korolkevic, from Wisbech, died due to a traffic collision in King's Lynn.
Drone video shows home covered in Christmas lights
It takes two months to put up the decorations, which have raised more than £67,000 for charity.
Man on adapted bicycle banned for drink-driving
Tomas Matulis is caught while riding a modified bicycle that had been fitted with an engine.
Main road blocked in both directions after crash
There are delays for drivers in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Rare Bronze Age log boats displayed for first time
The boats "represent an extraordinary window into our prehistoric past," says Historic England.
Council reviews £36m deal at waste centre
The facility to process general waste at Waterbeach no longer meets environmental standards.
Watch: Sex offender crashes car in police pursuit
The 26-year-old is caught speeding by police and then flipping his car on the day he was due in court.
Sex offender who crashed after police chase jailed
A detective says Luke Jarrett "clearly did not want to face justice for these crimes".
Smoke from pallet fire billows over Fenland town
Fire spreads from pallets to a barn and 12 crews from surrounding counties are called to tackle it.

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