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Merthyr Tydfil players among Wales’s top street footballers

Merthyr Tydfil players are making big strides in the sport of street football, with several members selected for the county borough side, and the team itself winning two championships in the past 12 m… Content last updated: 30 March 2022

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

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

Town centre a safer place following £500,000 security boost

Merthyr Tydfil town centre has been given a security overhaul by the Council and South Wales Police with the aim of making our residents feel safe at any time of the day or night. State-of-the-art CCT… Content last updated: 13 October 2021

A busy June for the Business and Education Together Partnership as Project draws to a thrilling close

On the 12th of June our south cluster Business Enterprise Project, run in conjunction with MTEC, came to a thrilling close in Rhyd-y-car Leisure Centre. Pupils from Trelewis and Bedlinog Primary Schoo… Content last updated: 25 June 2024

Council officials meet with SWTRA to address noise complaints

MTCBC’s Environmental Health officers, South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA) representatives and ward councillors for Penydarren and Dowlais met via Microsoft Teams last week to discuss concerns raise… Content last updated: 11 May 2021

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

Funding Safety Together

In advance of setting the police budget in January 2026, the Commissioner wants to understand how supportive you are of the proposed increases being considered. Your feedback will help the Commissio… Content last updated: 15 December 2025

‘Merthyr Tydfil Together’ launches with the hope of making town a safe place to be

The launch of the town centre operation locally known as ‘Merthyr Tydfil Together’ working in unity with South Wales Police and partners in Merthyr is a significant step towards tackling serious and o… Content last updated: 28 July 2025

Merthyr Tydfil Children’s Literature Festival 2023

The Festival is now the biggest event in the UK celebrating World Book Day. It is taking place on Thursday 20 April 2023 from 9am until 3pm with over 4000 children in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales and i… Content last updated: 17 April 2023

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Pupil Voice

The importance of pupil voice is strong in Merthyr Tydfil. All schools have a system in place to develop pupil leadership. These range of a School Council to a school Senedd or Parliament. Senedd comm… Content last updated: 08 August 2024