The latest newsletter from Cambridgeshire Libraries brings news that eBooks, which had previously been charged for at a fairly reasonable 59p per book for three weeks’ loan, are now free. Books are available in EPUB or PDF format so are compatible with PCs, MACs and all eBook readers except Kindle. You can find more details […]
Tag: county council
Fen Road Pot Holes
The ongoing saga of the state of Fen Road took a turn for the worse last Saturday when Richard Youell, a jogger from Waterbeach, broke his ankle while trying to negotiate the potholes on Fen Road. As a result our county councillor, Maurice Leeke, asked for an urgent meeting with the local highways manager and […]
Parking Charges at Milton P&R
You may be aware that last September the County Council floated a proposal to start charging for parking at all the Park & Ride sites, including Milton. This caused some discussion on the milton-chat mailing list where villagers pointed out that Butt Lane and surrounding roads would get an influx of commuters parking there if […]
Switch on to Collective Energy Switching
Cambridgeshire residents are being given the chance to cut their utility bills with the launch of the Cambridgeshire Energy Switch scheme. The scheme, which is being supported by , uses the collective bargaining power of residents to bid for better prices for electricity and gas to save you money. From this week residents can sign […]
eMagazine Service Launched
Cambridgeshire Library members can now enjoy digital magazines and newspapers free of charge. This new service allows members to read and download 40 top magazine titles and a number of daily national newspapers straight to their computer, smartphone or tablet. The newspaper service is only available in libraries but the magazines are available to anyone […]
Better Broadband … Eventually
We mentioned here before the Connecting Cambridgeshire project which is rolling out “superfast” broadband across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. They have now published a target date for Milton, although it’s a bit broad
Green Dragon Bridge Closed
The Green Dragon bridge is closed for the next ten weeks or so while contractors grit blast the metal structure and repair the ironwork before the bridge is repainted with a specialist, long lasting paint finish – the British Racing Green colour scheme was chosen in consultation with the local community. As a first stage, […]
Christmas opening hours for County Council
Our mobile library service is not affected by the Christmas holidays but some other services provided by are. All of the Household Recycling Centres, including the one on Butt Lane, will be open during the festive period except Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Day – they will also close early at 1pm on Christmas Eve. […]
eBook upgrade for Cambridgeshire Libraries
A recent upgrade has given a new look and feel to the eBook service search facility and navigation – making it much easier to use. There’s now quick catalogue access meaning customers do not need to login to browse titles and the option to preview a title before downloading it. Customers can also create a […]
Mobile Library Service Reduced
The county council mobile library service has been reduced so that with effect from this month (which we weren’t warned about) the visit to The Rowans on the first Friday of the month is now 10:50 to 11:15. It was previous 10:50 to 11:50. So the revised times are: 1st Friday Milton Post Office, Coles […]
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Thu, 28 November | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 5 December | Green Bin Collection |
Thu, 5 December | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 12 December | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 19 December | Blue Bin Collection |