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Merthyr Tydfil CBC responds to Ffos-y-Fran media reports
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… Content last updated: 08 August 2024
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Historic Pont-Y-Cafnau Bridge gets new lease on life as major restoration begins
Crews have begun the long-awaited restoration of Pont-Y-Cafnau bridge, a remarkable piece of industrial heritage that has stood as a testament to Welsh ingenuity for over two centuries. These works, c… Content last updated: 06 August 2025
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Extended consultation on options for 3-16 Voluntary Aided Catholic school
The consultation on the siting of Merthyr Tydfil’s new single all-through 3-16 Voluntary Aided (VA) Catholic school is being extended to give local residents and other stakeholders another chance to c… Content last updated: 20 July 2021
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council - Notice Statement of Accounts Preparation 2023-24
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014 – Notice Regulation 10(1) of the Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014 (as amended) requires that Responsible Fi… Content last updated: 10 June 2024
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Gurnos Kebab House fined £12,000 for poor food hygiene standards
The company Director of Gurnos Pizza Grill Ltd, Unal Cetin, pleaded guilty to nine food hygiene offences at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court on 21st January 2026. The nine breaches under the Food Hygi… Content last updated: 27 January 2026
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Merthyr Tydfil schools ready to celebrate 15 years of UK’s largest travel to school challenge
Schools in Merthyr Tydfil county still have time to sign up to the UK’s largest walking, wheeling, scooting, and cycling to school challenge. Taking place from the 11th to the 22nd of March 2024, Sust… Content last updated: 11 March 2024
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Free Christmas weekend parking for Merthyr Tydfil shoppers
Christmas shoppers in Merthyr Tydfil have been given a welcome gift - free parking in the town centre at weekends. The Big Heart of Merthyr Tydfil Business Improvement District (BID) and Merthyr Ty… Content last updated: 13 November 2023
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Your opportunity to rent the perfect office space at the Orbit Centre
A rare opportunity has arisen for a business to lease an office space geared to meet all their requirements in Merthyr Tydfil’s premier enterprise hub. The County Borough Council’s centrally located O… Content last updated: 04 April 2023
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Personal travel budget (PTB)
What a personal travel budget (PTB) is and how to apply. A personal travel budget (PTB) is a payment for you to spend on your child’s travel to school. It enables you as a family to have choice and co… Content last updated: 05 November 2024
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It's Recycling Week 2024!
Did you know you can now recycle 12 different materials at the kerbside every week? Plastic bottles, tubs and trays – blue bag Metal food and drink cans – blue bag Aluminium foil – blue bag T… Content last updated: 06 November 2024
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Advice for Neighbours and others interested in Empty properties
If you are trying to find out who owns an empty property, details can be obtained from the public register at The Land Registry for Wales or contact 01792 355000. If you would like to buy an empty pro… Content last updated: 08 July 2025
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‘Proud Councils’ to attend Pride Cymru this weekend
Councils from across South and Mid-Wales will be coming together this Saturday to participate in the annual Pride Cymru parade in Cardiff.The parade is a visually spectacular celebration of equality a… Content last updated: 16 June 2023
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From classrooms to libraries, Merthyr Tydfil goes greener
How investment in LED lighting, solar power and upgraded controls is making a difference for staff, students and visitors. Change begins with people. It’s in the nurseries where children take their fi… Content last updated: 02 October 2025
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Lottery licence
What is a society? A society for the purposes of a lottery is one that is established and conducted for: charitable purposes the purpose of enabling participation, or of supporting, sport, athletics… Content last updated: 16 January 2026
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Councils unite to show support at Pride Cymru 2022
Last Saturday, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council joined neighbouring local authorities in South Wales to show support for the LGBTQIA+ community and help promote equality and diversity. The author… Content last updated: 01 September 2022
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The Council’s response to Welsh Government Budget Settlement
Like all other Councils across the country, we continue to be faced with uncertain times. Over the last 15 years, Councils have had budget cuts which have caused them to struggle with balancing budget… Content last updated: 22 December 2023
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Funding boost to renovate and conserve war memorial at Troedyrhiw Park
The war memorial at Troedyrhiw Park has received a 100th birthday facelift, thanks to funding from the War Memorial Trust and the Ffos-y-Fran Intermediate Grants Scheme. The monument, which was origin… Content last updated: 18 May 2022
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Operation to enforce smoking ban at Prince Charles Hospital
On 8th June officers from the Council’s Public Protection Team and Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board carried out a joint patrol at Prince Charles Hospital to ensure the ban on smoking on hospital grounds… Content last updated: 16 June 2023
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Reparation Orders
What is a Reparation Order? The reparation order was created by the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act as a way of dealing with young people between the ages 10 and 17 who have been convicted of a criminal o… Content last updated: 11 September 2020
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Residents asked for comments on Tesco roundabout improvements
As part of its Welsh Government-funded Active Travel programme, the County Borough Council is planning improvements at Tesco roundabout to make crossing the road safer for pedestrians. The scheme will… Content last updated: 05 October 2021