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
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.
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
Electricity
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
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
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
Village News
UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land -
Councillors
Express Concerns
This Land -
Council plays down
fears over loan
This Land Business Plan?
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land -
Councillors
Express Concerns
This Land -
Council plays down
fears over loan
This Land Business Plan?
BBC News
Sir Frank Bowling's artwork on show in new exhibitThe display will run until January and will feature two of his works for the first time.
Thieves steal fire station life-saving equipmentRescue apparatus is taken by thieves targeting stations across the county, says fire service chief.
Mayor to raise objections after A-road scheme axedThe mayor says the move will prevent him from looking at other funding methods.
Sir John Major receives freedom of districtThe former prime minister says he is "enormously touched" at the civic award for his public service.
Lay-by safety fears mean burger shed must moveThe owners of Higgsy's, on the A15, say they are being "punished for being relatively successful".
E-bike rider in critical condition after crashThe passenger is also seriously injured in hospital and three people have been arrested, police say.
Multi-million market plan has 'too many loose ends'Traders have been running stalls in Cambridge since the Middle Ages.
Plans to turn former Labour Club into student flatsThe site will help "alleviate pressure on the wider local housing market", a Cambridge college says.
Trial introduced to diagnose breast cancer earlierPeople in Cambridgeshire can make self-referrals to hospitals through NHS 111 online or the NHS app.
Chocolate thieves toured country to raid shelvesMen who stole thousands of pounds worth of sweet treats are spared jail terms.
County to get two new SEND schools, council saysCouncil officials say the two new schools, in Gamlingay and March, will provide 270 places.