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
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.
Water & Sewerage
At all times:
0800 145145
Bill enquiries:
0800 919155
Electricity
At all times:
01223 440221
Supply problems:
0800 783838
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
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
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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Cambridge railway wire damage causes train delays
Network Rail says major disruption is expected until about 12:00 BST.
Heat puts ambulance service on highest alert level
East of England Ambulance Service urges people to only call 999 in a life-threatening situation.
People urged to have a say on new 20mph zones plan
Speed limits could be introduced on 18 roads to improve safety, a council says.
Rat-run cameras 'could lead to incorrect fines'
A petition signed by residents in Cambridge calling for action is delivered to the county council.
Prehistoric settlement brought to classrooms
New resources look at life on the Must Farm site during the Bronze Age and how a fire destroyed it.
Crocodile attack most distressing day in our history, says zoo
The Johnsons, who own the site, say staff responded to the incident "within minutes".
Frankie Dettori is 'very sore' after car crash
The jockey is in hospital recovering from the collision which happened on Wednesday evening.
Heart patient discharges himself to relieve A&E
A hospital apologises after patients faced long waits at an emergency department.
Critical incident stood down at Addenbrooke's A&E
The trust apologises to patients after seeing "unprecedented demand".
Cash-strapped council to sell off former youth centre
Whittlesey Community and Youth Centre is currently owned by Cambridgeshire County Council.
Roman coins among finds along East West Rail route
Work on 1,000 archaeological trial trenches has been completed in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

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