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Consultation on plans to improve pedestrian provision at Caedraw
As part of its Welsh Government-funded Active Travel programme, the County Borough Council is consulting residents on plans to create a better environment entering the town centre by making improvemen… Content last updated: 13 January 2023
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Illegal loan sharks cash-in on cost-of-living pressures
Merthyr Tydfil has been highlighted as one of Wales’s illegal lending hotspots in new research confirming fears that current financial hardships may drive more people to borrow from illegal money lend… Content last updated: 05 November 2024
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How to Vote in the May 2021 Senedd Elections
Did you know that no matter where you were born, if you live in Wales and are 16 or over, you can now vote in the 2021 Senedd Elections? This is a big change to our democracy in Wales and provides tho… Content last updated: 08 April 2021
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Tourist Direction signs
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Tourist Direction signs
The 'white on brown' tourist type signs have been in use for many years and are recognised both nationally and internationally. These signs are intended to direct (rather than attract) visitors. The s… Content last updated: 18 October 2023
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‘Cyfarthfa: Juxtaposed’ Arts Prize Winners Announced
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery’s new arts prize, Cyfarthfa: Juxtaposed, opened this May. Launched as part of Cyfarthfa’s bicentenary celebrations, the exhibition features the work of 76 artis… Content last updated: 11 June 2025
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Partners travel to Merthyr Tydfil to discuss ideas for ambitious European trails project
Local authority, tourism and university partners in an international tourism and environmental initiative travelled to Merthyr Tydfil to progress plans for the project – as well as to visit some of th… Content last updated: 12 July 2022
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Proposals to improve Rhydycar footbridge
As part of its Active Travel programme, the Council is considering plans to improve the footbridge linking Merthyr Leisure Village, Rhydycar to the town centre. The current footbridge is a well-used r… Content last updated: 13 January 2022
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Delay in start of work on Bethesda Street road improvements
Work due to have begun last month on road improvements in the Bethesda Street area has been delayed and will now start next week (week beginning 6 December 2021). The Council has commenced a series of… Content last updated: 25 January 2022
(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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Yellow lines
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Signs
Report A Damaged Traffic Sign For further information or to report a defective or missing traffic sign please fill in our roadside problems form. Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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Request or Report Grit Bin Issue
Gritting or a Grit Bin refill Content last updated: 05 November 2024
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Reception primary school admissions
Before you apply: Check your School catchment area You can apply for up to 3 different schools. You must rank the schools in order of preference. The first school should be the one you would most li… Content last updated: 20 August 2025
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Tesco roundabout traffic improvements imminent
Work will begin on 14 March on traffic improvements at the Tesco roundabout to make crossing the road safer for pedestrians - the final set of current roadworks in the Council’s Active Travel plan. Th… Content last updated: 11 March 2022
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Nant Morlais Sinkhole update 3.12.24
Engineers are working on a solution to stabilise the hole as quickly as possible. Emergency works yesterday and today have included: Forming a dam on Nant Morlais stream so we can install pumps to ov… Content last updated: 03 December 2024