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
Events
Local Area Events
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
Local Area Events (Skiddle)
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
Local Area Events (Skiddle)
Action
Médecins Sans Frontières
MSF Web Site
Area Photos
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
Two of oldest surviving quads die at almost 90The four babies made headlines when born in 1935 when they were not expected to all survive.
Woman left out of pocket after baby shop goes bustKaren Betts discovers the company has folded while chasing up a delivery for her pregnant daughter.
Bus routes costing more than £100 a passenger axed"Tough choices" based on cost and use mean the services' subsidies will be cancelled.
Councils combine to draw up county's housing plansTwo local authorities in Cambridgeshire agree to join forces and consult the public on their work.
'Free parking proposal is inappropriate'Cambridgeshire County Council's Lucy Nethsingha opposes the Huntingdonshire and Peterborough plan.
Blue plaque for Bertrand Russell unveiledThe plaque honouring the philosopher and anti-war activist will be put up on his home in Cambridge.
Mum fundraises to keep son's memory alive a year onAward winner Claire Reece says talking about a loved one is "a very taboo subject when a child dies".
The US families celebrating Thanksgiving 5,000 miles from home"We've tried to find new friends who may not have somewhere to be on the day."
Hospice cut will hit quality of life, says motionNine beds at a Cambridge hospice are expected to close after a hospital trust removed funding.
Council ends flag-raising tree surgeon's contractBilly Crotty single-handedly hung about 300 flags along a stretch road in Cambridgeshire.
Puppies rescued after mum hides them in hole in treeFive puppies have been found being protected by their mother in a hole in a tree trunk.