Mick Woolhouse of attended the September meeting of Milton Parish Council and gave an update on progress for the Cambridge Sports Lakes project which proposes to create a long competitive rowing lake on land between Milton and the railway line, starting from and, eventually, extended up as far as Car Dyke Road at Waterbeach. (If […]
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Free Cycle Stands for the Local Community
A community cycle parking scheme has been launched in Cambridgeshire this week to encourage organisations to apply for free cycle parking. Community groups, voluntary sector organisations, charities, surgeries and places of worship can all apply for up to two new cycle parking stands. Each stand holds two bikes neatly and securely. The recipient is responsible […]
Recycling Open Day at Waterbeach
Come and find out more about reuse, recycling and what happens to your waste at the annual Recycling Open Day organised jointly by and AmeyCespa this Saturday (22/9) from 10am to 4pm at Waste Management Park on Ely Road, Waterbeach. A whole range of activities for the entire family will be on offer, including the […]
Campaigning for Superfast Broadband
Some of us here in Milton are lucky enough to have cable and therefore access to very high speed broadband (60Mbps down/3Mbps here up for example) via Virgin Media but if you want to use any other provider or don’t have cable then ADSL speeds are a lot slower especially if, like most of the […]
Milton Recycling Centre
The waste and re-cycling centre on Butt Lane is open over the extended bank holiday weekend and will be operating Sunday hours on Monday (4/6) and Tuesday (5/6) from 9am to 6pm.
Mobile Library Service Coming Early
The Mobile Library service should next visit Milton on Good Friday (6/4) so instead it’s visiting a week early this Friday (30/3) at the usual times: Milton Post Office, Coles Road 09:45-10:45 The Rowans 10:50-11:50 Thereafter it will return to normal so the next visit will be on Friday, 4th May.
New Railway Station gets Green Light
The long awaited “Cambridge Parkway” railway station, which has been promised on the sidings north of Chesterton for many years, has finally got the go ahead the transport secretary Teresa Villiers has confirmed. In a letter to Cambridgeshire County Council she said the £26m station would be included in the next rail franchises. Money to […]
Re-Cycling Your Christmas Waste
As we work our way through Christmas are urging us not to forget about re-cycling. Apparently last Christmas they picked up about 5,000 tonnes of waste and recycling after the festive break and as each tonne of waste sent to landfill costs the Council £56 in taxes recycling extra waste produced this Christmas can both […]
Beware Emergency Drainage Scam
Cambridgeshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning of an emerging drainage scam in the county which may affect you or your elderly neighbours. The service has had reports that residents, specifically the elderly, have been called on by drainage contractors claiming to be working at a nearby property or business with blocked drains and […]
A10 speed limit – what do you think?
There is a proposal going to the County Council’s cabinet to put a speed limit of 50mph on the whole of the A10 from Ely to the A14 (apart from the little bit at Stretham which will remain at 40mph). Our county councillor Michael Williamson is appearing in front of one of the Scrutiny Committees […]
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Fri, 27 December | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 2 January | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 9 January | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 16 January | Green Bin Collection |
Thu, 16 January | Blue Bin Collection |