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Children in Care compete in six-a-side football tournament
A multi-cultural football tournament, hosted at Penydarren football club, was recently held as part of Hate Crime Awareness Week. Organised by South Wales Police, in conjunction with the Merthyr Tydfi… Content last updated: 28 May 2024
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Rate Relief for Part Occupied Properties (Section 44A)
Where it appears to the authority that part of a property is unoccupied and will remain so for a short period, then the authority can ask the Valuation Office for an apportionment of the rateable valu… Content last updated: 01 April 2026
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Virtual Merthyr Tour will feature as part of Visit Wales’s national trails campaign
Merthyr Tydfil is set to play a prominent role in a new national tourism promotional campaign coinciding with the launch of the Council’s online tour of our fantastic landscape. Virtual Merthyr – A 36… Content last updated: 05 November 2024
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Learners in Merthyr Tydfil Hit All the Right Notes with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales!
The halls of Merthyr Tydfil rang out with the sounds of symphonic brilliance this May as 60 young musicians from across local schools and the Merthyr Tydfil Youth Orchestra experienced a once-in-a-lif… Content last updated: 03 June 2025
Bus station steel structure signed as part of time capsule celebration
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Disclosure Log
Use this part of the site to view the Authorities disclosure log Database. Content last updated: 26 November 2019
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Have Your Say
Take part in Consultations, Surveys and Have Your Say on Council Services. All surveys are available in paper format, large print and Welsh language on request.Please email corporate.communications@me… Content last updated: 25 March 2026
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The Role of a School Governor
What is a Governor?Governors are volunteers who work closely with the Headteacher and school staff and are part of the overall leadership and management. The governing body helps govern the school fra… Content last updated: 09 August 2023
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Join our Citizens Panel
Join our Citizens Panel It is our job to give all of our customers a platform to have their voices heard, and often that means seeking out the customers we don't hear from as much. We don't just wan… Content last updated: 25 March 2026
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School street closed to motorists in safety campaign trial
A school street in Merthyr Tydfil will be temporarily closed to traffic next week as part of a trial for plans to improve road safety in the areas. The road outside Goetre Primary School will shut dur… Content last updated: 12 May 2023
(L-R) Cllr Huw David, Kellie Beirne, and Cllr Andrew Morgan, at Pyle Station, one of the proposed sites for a new Park and Ride facility as part of the Metro Plus programme.
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Essential work begins at Cyfarthfa Castle
Welsh Government - through its historic environment service Cadw - and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council will each contribute £2.25 million to address the deterioration to the oldest part of Cyfar… Content last updated: 03 November 2025
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Household Batteries
You can now recycle used household batteries at the kerbside as part of your weekly recycling scheme in small purple battery recycling bags provided by the Council. Please place any of batteries shown… Content last updated: 15 May 2026
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Kerbside household battery collections
You can now recycle used household batteries at the kerbside as part of your weekly recycling scheme in small purple battery recycling bags provided by the Council. Purple bags can be collected from l… Content last updated: 24 December 2021
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Cyfarthfa Supporters’ Zone for Merthyr Half Marathon
As part of the events and activities to celebrate Cyfarthfa200 – the bicentenary of Cyfarthfa Castle – the 2025 Merthyr Half Marathon route will come through Cyfarthfa Park and past the iconic Cyfarth… Content last updated: 13 March 2025
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BBC Cymru Wales announces new collection of content celebrating Merthyr Tydfil
Welsh icons Ruth Jones and Steve Speirs team up for a standalone special as part of collection of programmes to shine a light on the Welsh town To coincide with the bicentenary of Cyfarthfa Castle, BB… Content last updated: 09 April 2025
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Regional Choristers from Merthyr Tydfil Join Cardiff Singers for a Thousand Voices at Codi Llais
Pupils from Merthyr Tydfil joined schools from across Cardiff and the Vale this week to take part in Codi Llais, a vibrant celebration of music and song that filled the Welsh capital with the sound of… Content last updated: 23 April 2026
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Business Enterprise Project off to a flying start!
On the 25th of April, Year 6 pupils in the south cluster of primary schools took part in the launch day of our very first Business Enterprise Project, which ran in Aberfan Leisure Centre and Ynysowen… Content last updated: 07 May 2024
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'Now Is A Good Time' Campaign calls for more people to adopt
This National Adoption Week (October 20 to 26), the National Adoption Service for Wales is asking more Welsh people to consider adoption when planning their families as part of its ‘Now Is a Good Time… Content last updated: 20 October 2025