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 unveils memorial for baby loss familiesThe tribute was inspired by midwife Afton Cope, who lost her son Charlie in 2023.
Force welcomes new volunteer police officersThe five new officers will be based across the county, police say.
Family donates £515k to uni in memory of graduateAnglia Ruskin University says funding has allowed it to establish a number of initiatives.
First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawerThe fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
Multi-million pound railway station opensPassengers can travel to London, Stansted Airport and to international rail services via St Pancras.
Two arrested after stabbing at large rave in fieldCambridgeshire Police says a man in his 20s is taken to hospital with serious injuries.
How might 'King of the North' Burnham treat the East?Andy Burnham has criticised a north and south inequality – but what about the East of England?
Taxi driver pens novel inspired by passengerCenk Sözen picked up a German student after a bomb scare in Cambridge which inspired his book.
East of England news quiz of the week From crazy cart racing to an archaeological surprise, how many questions can you get right?
Plaque awarded for pioneering computer creationThe machine created in 1949 was the forerunner of most of today's general-purpose computers.
Enclosure where child attacked by crocodile reopensThe Cambridgeshire zoo had closed its Tropical House after the incident.