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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Hospital with Raac appoints construction partner for new buildingThe new hospital is set to include single rooms for every inpatient.
Free parking for district moves a step forwardCouncillors vote to set up a scheme for free weekday parking after 16:00 at authority-run car parks.
Heat leaves chocolatier in sticky situationIsabelle Chappelle says she is having to halt producing her chocolate products due to the humidity.
Penalties for anti-social activity at park and rideAutomatic number plate recognition cameras and CCTV are installed by councils.
Council to spend £5m making roads 'winter ready'The money is being used to resurface, patch and seal cracks on 30km (18.6 miles) of county roads.
'I want my daughters to see the great side of farming'James Peck tells how he has gained thousands of followers keen to get a behind-the-scenes insight.
'New toilet means no changing my son on the floor'Parents in Peterborough say the new facility will make a "massive difference".
Heat causing 'extreme demand', says fire serviceCambridgeshire firefighters dealt with more than 120 incidents in four days, the fire service says.
Watch: Roof above Iceland supermarket collapsesMasonry is seen falling on to a town's High Street below.
Work to start on £4.68m household recycling centreConstruction is due to start in August, with the site expected to open in April 2027.
Fire at peat nature reserve 'could burn for days'The fire is "deep-seated in peat" about 1m (3.3ft) below the surface, a senior firefighter says.