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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BBC News
Village church remembers 1926 national broadcast
A concert believed to be the first outside broadcast from Cambridgeshire by the BBC is recreated.
Could the death of these women's grandmother help us all to live longer?
Two sisters hope they have found a way to prevent others suffering as their beloved grandmother did.
Bashed bridge upgrade an 'unfunded aspiration'
A railway bridge was the joint second "most bashed" between 2023 and 2024.
Boy, 7, dies after reports of child in water
Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious and a file has been passed to the coroner.
Peregrine falcon lays eggs at cathedral nest
The Hawk and Owl Trust say four eggs were laid at the cathedral between 1 March and 5 April.
Police stop scam victim selling home to 'wed' actor
She had even bought a wedding dress for the fake occasion made up by an online fraudster.
Former PC who 'sent misogynistic messages' dismissed
He is found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour.
Oxford women and Cambridge men win Boat Races
Cambridge Men make it four in a row on the Thames as Oxford Women win their first Boat Race since 2016.
Trump sweeps Robertson aside to reach Tour Championship final
Judd Trump sweeps to a commanding 10-4 victory over Neil Robertson as he reaches the final of the Tour Championship in Manchester.
Lisbie signs new long-term Peterborough deal
Peterborough United winger Kyrell Lisbie signs a new contract to run until the summer of 2030.
'Ultimate bragging rights' - sisters ready for Boat Race showdown
Mia and Lilli Freischem will be in opposing boats in the 80th Women's Boat Race, with the "ultimate bragging rights" at stake.

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