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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UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Project and
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Current Status
Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
410 Homes
now approved
Linden Homes
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Flagship Homes
(350 new homes)
410 Homes
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Linden Homes
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Flagship Homes
BBC News
Ten-minute favour leads to 50 years behind the barGlyn has been working at the same pub since he was asked to help with a rush of customers in 1976.
Demolition 'gap' to be filled with flats and shopsCouncil approves plans for the Wisbech space, but questions are being asked of a similar site in St Ives.
Higher parking fees help council bank extra £1.6mCambridge City Council benefits from increased tariffs and scrapping some free overnight parking.
From 999 fears to failed payments - life in UK's phone signal 'blackspots'Most of the UK has access to 4G and 5G signal, but in some places the lack of it causes serious disruption.
Wind farm near bases could invite sabotage, says MPNick Timothy, MP for West Suffolk, questions the plan's suitability near two US Air Force bases.
Why charities are still clinging to a giant chequeDespite bank transfer and internet banking, the giant cheque photo opportunity refuses to die.
Officer who misled police over ex-partner is firedA hearing concludes an officer lied about her contact with an ex and his convicted criminal brother.
How pickleball is changing our livesPickleball is a fast-growing sport and more than 20 venues have opened across Cambridgeshire alone.
Accessible space award winner blocked from stageJulie Fernandez is recognised at the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Awards.
Judge 'horrified' by seven-year insulin case delayPolice agreed the delay in a case involving a mother who injected her daughter was "unacceptable".
Wartime evacuee reunited with beloved Sunbeam carMike Thrift, 90, is taken for a spin in the vehicle that captured his imagination as a youngster.