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
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University of Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resignsProf Jason Arday said he had "concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away".
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Man in court over £1m streetlamp theftsJohn O'Sullivan is not allowed to touch streetlamps as part of his bail conditions.
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AI stories preferred to human-written ones - studyA study sees if readers can spot if short stories were generated by artificial intelligence.
'Real asset': MP welcomes Hilton revival planProgress on an unfinished hotel in Peterborough can finally begin following its sale to another firm.
'Hospital's app was a lifeline when my son was critically ill'Addenbrooke's Hospital designs an app to deliver support and to parents of critically ill children.
Road closed in town due to burst water mainPolice say Anglian Water has "isolated the burst" and water pressure "will hopefully return".
Could heatwaves make your food shop more expensive?As temperatures rise, the chillers might not be the only thing supermarkets are adjusting.
NHS must plan for heat and wildfires, says expertKim van Daalen says healthcare systems "are becoming more strained" due to the heat.
Politicians welcome early closure of landfill siteA statement by Liberal Democrat politicians says the site stopped accepting active waste on 20 July.