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Children Missing Education

Children and young people not receiving a suitable education are at increased risk of a range of negative outcomes that could have long term damaging consequences for their life chances. A child missi… Content last updated: 17 January 2024

Youth Clubs

The Youth Service in Merthyr Tydfil provides youth clubs for anyone between the ages of 11 and 25 that want to join in. Clubs are situated in different venues across the local area and are run by qua… Content last updated: 16 February 2024

Reflecting on Autism Acceptance Month

Looking back at autism acceptance month, I thought I would share a personal story of mine. I was diagnosed with autism when I was twenty-five. At first, it was a shock to the system because nobody had… Content last updated: 01 April 2025

Meals on Wheels

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council no longer provides a hot delivery Meals on Wheels Service. Whilst the Council no longer provides this service, support can be provided to vulnerable people who h… Content last updated: 11 April 2024

Sensory Room

The Integrated Children’s Centre in Pentrebach is home to a state of the art Sensory Room. It is full of wonderful and exciting equipment and play activities suitable for all ages and those with Addit… Content last updated: 11 April 2024

Dog Breeding licence

Any person who keeps a breeding establishment for dogs needs to be licensed under the Animal Welfare (Breeding of Dogs) (Wales) Regulations 2014. The regulations state that a dog breeding licence is r… Content last updated: 30 October 2025

Upgrades to start on local sports facilities

Residents of Aberfan will see fencing and equipment start to arrive on the Grove Fields car park from Monday. This is ahead of exciting redevelopment work on the existing astroturf that has been out o… Content last updated: 09 November 2025

Are you aware of the law on E-Scooters?

With Christmas approaching, and e-scooters appearing on many wish lists, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, South Wales Police, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, and Road Safety Wales, are aimi… Content last updated: 26 November 2025

Councillor Brent Carter, Leader of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, responds to Welsh Government’s provisional budget settlement.

“As Leader of this Council, I welcome Welsh Government’s commitment to supporting local government with a provisional local government finance settlement of £6.4bn for 2026/27, which equates to an ave… Content last updated: 26 November 2025

Pre-Application Advice

The Council encourages and welcomes applicants and developers to engage in pre-application discussions at the earliest opportunity in the development process. The benefits of obtaining such advice ca… Content last updated: 27 November 2025

Business Rates Annual Notification

Non-Domestic Rates The non-domestic rates collected by billing authorities are paid into a central pool and redistributed to county and county borough councils and police authorities. Your council and… Content last updated: 23 July 2024

20mph speed limit

Update: September 17, 2024Every council in Wales was asked to collect residents’ feedback on 20mph limits so that they could assess this against revised Welsh Government guidance on setting 30mph spee… Content last updated: 24 June 2025

Housing Complaints

Housing Conditions The Environmental Protection and Housing Enforcement team are responsible for providing the Council’s services in the areas of: Hazards in private domestic property; Disrepair to p… Content last updated: 08 November 2023

Access to Work

Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability. The support you get will depend on your needs. Through Access to Work, you can apply fo… Content last updated: 18 August 2025

Pontmorlais Heritage Quarter

What is the Pontmorlais Heritage Quarter (THI)? The Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is an historic building improvements grant scheme under the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) programme. Its main obj… Content last updated: 24 January 2022

Merthyr Tydfil named among UK’s top 10 Easter break 2022 destinations

Merthyr Tydfil’s tourism sector is bouncing back from the pandemic after being named one of the top 10 trending UK destinations this Easter for Airbnb stays. The online marketplace for homestays and h… Content last updated: 09 April 2022

E-bikes available to borrow for free for Merthyr Tydfil locals

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… Content last updated: 20 September 2024

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