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
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
Local Area Events (Skiddle)
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
Local Area Events (Skiddle)
Action
Médecins Sans Frontières
MSF Web Site
Area Photos
Village News
UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land -
Councillors
Express Concerns
This Land -
Council plays down
fears over loan
This Land Business Plan?
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land -
Councillors
Express Concerns
This Land -
Council plays down
fears over loan
This Land Business Plan?
BBC News
Cambridge University vet school could closeA spokesperson for the university says the final decision will be made in January.
Royal Papworth Hospital wins £2m for cutting waitsThe specialist hospital in Cambridgeshire reduces the numbers waiting 18 weeks for treatment.
Watch: Horse injured as it tries to escape dogA dog chases a 20-year-old ex-racehorse across a field forcing it to jump over a gate to escape.
Councils phasing in food waste collections in 2026Weekly food waste collections are due to begin in Cambridge and south Cambridgeshire.
Warnings over imported puppies ahead of ChristmasFour puppies in the county had been quarantined in the last seven days, Trading Standards says.
Roundhouse replica work progressing at speedThe community's support helped speed up the rebuilt OF Iron Age Roundhouse replica.
Shipwrecks, skates and submarines: Protecting England's unusual heritageHistoric England is celebrating unusual buildings and sites added to its National Heritage List this year.
Crew awarded for bravery during stabbing emergencyThe trust says the pair were given an award in a ceremony at Cambridge Ambulance Station.
Plan for homes to replace sewage works not dead, meeting toldThe proposal in Cambridge was scrapped earlier this year because it was deemed to be unaffordable.
Two more arrests in flat death murder investigationA force says a 43-year-old man and 28-year-old woman, both from Huntingdon, were released on bail.
Appeal after attempted ram-raid on Post OfficePolice appeal for information, dashcam or CCTV footage after a raid late in the evening.