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
City bus drivers striking over Christmas in pay rowHundreds of drivers and engineers in the city are set to strike for five days, a union says.
Council admits error over 'underused bins' claimThe council said it had removed underused bins in the summer, but it is now reversing that claim.
Hospital staff don festive socks to mark ChristmasThe hospital's charity is holding its first Festive Socks Day and hopes others will take part.
Minister 'committed' to Ely junction but no funds yetUpgrades to a major railway junction are discussed in Parliament, but no funding commitment is made.
Cathedral appoints new chief operating officerJack Pishhorn will take over the role at Peterborough Cathedral next year.
Decision soon on plan to turn stable into homesCity councillors will discuss plans to turn an 1885 stable block into three homes.
Golden £20k hello not the lifeline we thought, says dentistA practice manager in Cambridgeshire says she has been unable to fill her three NHS places.
New training hub to be built despite water fearsThe hub in Northstowe would be one of 12 similar facilities across the country.
Car fire causes delays on major roadA BMW fire on the A1307 caused long delays approaching Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Warning of fog during morning rush hourVisibility on the roads could drop to about 100m, the Met Office says.
We're facing tree disease crisis, says charityThe charity says the results of its annual tree survey are concerning.