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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Singing farmer says choir's BGT win 'so surreal'Ben Brooke hopes the choir's message about mental health awareness will now reach more people.
Tributes paid to man who died in A10 crashJacob Hawden, 33, is described by his family as both "unique" and "missed by all who knew him".
District rolls into new era as bins replace bagsEast Cambridgeshire council is one of the last authorities to swap black bags for wheelie bins.
Reform county councillor resigns after a yearA by-election could now be held after James Sidlow, elected in May 2025, steps down.
Take a ride along 'England's first cycle street'The £2.4m project is part of a wider so-called "greenway" scheme to improve cycling in Cambridge.
M11 shut after crash on county borderA diversion is in place and drivers are warned to find alterative routes.
New amputee football team already eyeing cup gloryCambridge City's amputee team will play Chelsea in the Disability FA Cup final months after forming.
Uni's work to tackle gender violence recognisedThe university is one of two in the UK that has been given the EmilyTest Charter award.
Cathedral's chicks are weighed, ringed and swabbedThe cathedral says everyone is "really thrilled" that three chicks have hatched at the site.
Ex-mayor in the process of buying town hall buildingRob Skoulding says he is hoping to purchase March Town Hall from the March Civic Trust.
Wildlife park opens hub featuring erupting volcanoThe new building has two areas filled with interactive features to aid learning.