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Ewch Amdani Summer School deemed huge success!
18 Sep 2024
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s Pathway To Work Team (P2W) put together ‘Ewch Amdani! Go for it!’ Summer School for children looked after and care leavers. This was a one week programme during…
At a Council meeting held tonight, Wednesday 18 September, it was approved to appoint Labour Councillor Brent Carter as the new Leader of MTCBC.The previous Independent Group Leader, Councillor Gerain…
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) provides local authorities with funding for communities, places, businesses, people and skills. In Merthyr Tydfil this has amounted to a huge £27m investment. Co…
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has partnered with the UK’s leading active travel charity, Sustrans, to bring its e-bike borrowing project, E-Move, to Merthyr Tydfil. This initiative has been fu…
Councillor Geraint Thomas has decided to step down from his role as Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Leader following the recent Bedlinog & Trelewis Ward By-Election. Councillor Geraint Thoma…
Schools from across Merthyr Tydfil are today celebrating GCSE results day. Pupils have been discovering their results and beginning to plan for their next steps. To mark the occasion, young people fro…
The Council feels compelled to respond to reports in the media following the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee’s report ‘Restoration of opencast mining sites’, which was publis…
We are pleased to confirm that, following work with the Charity Commission and the approval of Full Council yesterday evening, the Council has secured the transfer of the Trusteeship of Aberfan &…
Further update on Aberfan Community Centre
31 Jul 2024
Earlier this month we updated you on the progress of our work with Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust to continue to occupy and run services at Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Community Centre beyond 1st August…
Funding has been secured through the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns Programme to re-develop Castle House into a property for assisted living and over-50’s accommodation. Following discussions b…