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
23rd-24th Oct 2026
Events Calendar
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burwellvillage.org.uk
Events Page
Local Area
Events (Skiddle)
23rd-24th Oct 2026
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
burwellvillage.org.uk
Events Page
Local Area
Events (Skiddle)
Action
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Village News
Clunch Magazine
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UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Project and
Current Status
Project and
Current Status
Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
410 Homes
now approved
Linden Homes
Web Site
Flagship Homes
(350 new homes)
410 Homes
now approved
Linden Homes
Web Site
Flagship Homes
BBC News
Revamped leisure centre may not open for two yearsA council report reveals the options being considered to redevelop an ageing leisure centre.
Town's celebrated geese to get their own shopChrissie Fadipe says the centre will welcome tourists and help raise funds for charities.
Large firebreaks created to stop wildfire's spreadStrips of land are cleared of vegetation and trees to stop the Suffolk wildfire going any further.
Hundreds at farm building rave leads to arrestsPolice say they told more than 200 people were at the event in south Cambridgeshire.
Cost of tackling huge summer wildfire revealedFirefighters were at the major incident at Holme Fen for 31 days.
'I didn't know I needed the air ambulance until it saved me'An equestrian rider who broke her back in a fall says her life could have turned out differently without the charity.
Is Cambridge on track to become the busway capital?Cambridge is home to the UK's first and world's longest guided busway - but there could be siblings in future.
'First' UK women's amputee football matches take place Matches between Cambridge and Poland are said to be the first of their kind in the UK.
New lease of life for depleted farmlandIt is hoped the project will provide a "lifeline" to declining species.
Unpaid carer was 'terrified' at new responsibilityJohn Maxwell says he feels a huge sense of responsibility since becoming his wife's unpaid carer.
Flat racing's 'Billy the Kid' wants more than just titleBBC Sport speaks to Billy Loughnane, the prodigy nicknamed 'Billy the Kid' who is set to be named champion jockey on Saturday and targeting a record.