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)

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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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East-West Rail says the new entrance at Cambridge railway station could be open by the mid-2030s.
Ian Huntley died from prison attack head injury
An inquest opens into the death of Soham murderer Ian Huntley, who was fatally attacked in prison.
Two teens remain in custody after fatal stabbing
A 16-year-old boy died after being stabbed near the Ortongate Shopping Centre on Sunday, police say.
Trial date set for man accused of train stabbings
Anthony Williams is accused of the attempted murders of 10 people on a train in Cambridgeshire.
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Why are trees dying beside a major road and how can it be fixed?
Questions arise about why some tree-planting schemes fail and what can help them thrive.
Trains to Universal resort in 'first few years'
A rail company says four trains an hour will stop at a station there "by the early 2030s".
Culture and arts venues to share £6.6m funding
The venues include museums, art galleries and library services across the region.
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The school tells parents that a police cordon set up after Sunday's attack may still be in place.
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