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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Village News
Clunch Magazine
Now Online
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UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Project and
Current Status
Project and
Current Status
Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
410 Homes
now approved
Linden Homes
Web Site
Flagship Homes
(350 new homes)
410 Homes
now approved
Linden Homes
Web Site
Flagship Homes
BBC News
Delay to surgeon review angers familiesKuldeep Stohr was suspended in 2025 over concerns that surgeries were "below the expected standard".
Six swans a swimming after town centre rescueThey take a car ride back to their lakeside home after being seen swanning along the town's roads.
Council-owned developer faces £7.7m cash shortfallThere are concerns a council-owned developer will be unable to repay debts by 2029.
Parking fines raise £65,000 for councilA Freedom of Information request reveals the car parks with the most and least fines issued.
Photos show potholes days before fatal crashThe pictures, taken by council representatives, reveal the poor condition of the riverside road.
Jarman wins historic men's floor silver at worldsBritain's Jake Jarman wins a historic fourth World Artistic Gymnastics Championships medal, with floor silver in Rotterdam.
Jarman sixth in all-around at Worlds as Fraser wins bronzeGreat Britain's Joe Fraser wins bronze in the all-around final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.
Former Cambridge goalkeeper Vaughan dies aged 62Former Cambridge United, Preston North End and Lincoln City goalkeeper John Vaughan dies aged 62.
Cambridge at Bristol Rovers in FA Cup first roundLeicester City will travel to National League North side Oxford City in the 2026-27 FA Cup first round - five years after winning the competition.
Secret CambridgeshireHow one of the highest points in Cambridgeshire has developed over thousands of years.
Need To Know CambridgeshirePlans for two new onshore wind farms in Cambridgeshire have gone on display to the public.