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  • Local Land Charges Searches

    IMPORTANT NOTICE From 19 July 2022 we will no longer provide a local land charges search service. After this date, our Local Land Charges Register will have migrated to HM Land Registry’s national re… Content last updated: 04 June 2025

  • Abandoned vehicles

    The Council is responsible for the inspection and removal of abandoned vehicles on public land and public roads. Abandoned vehicles on private land are the responsibility of the landowner. However, if… Content last updated: 17 October 2025

  • Health and Safety at work - Self Employed Workers

    In 2011 a review of Health and Safety enforcement in Great Britain recommended that those self-employed whose work activities pose no potential risk of harm to others should be exempt from health and… Content last updated: 04 October 2018

  • Business Improvement District

    A new Business organisation has been created to deliver future success for the town centre and support business opportunities. In July, businesses in Merthyr Tydfil voted in favour of bringing a comme… Content last updated: 18 April 2024

  • Allotments

    PLEASE NOTE: Allotments in the Borough are now self-governing and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council no longer controls them, although, the Council does contribute annually towards some of the all… Content last updated: 20 January 2022

  • Disabled adaptations and aids

    Merthyr Tydfil Integrated Demonstration & Equipment Centre (MIDEC) The Merthyr Tydfil Integrated Demonstration Equipment (MIDEC) was officially opened in December 2009 by Mr Simon Dean, Head of Po… Content last updated: 08 November 2023

  • Renewal Areas

    The main purpose of Renewal Areas is to improve living conditions in areas which require regeneration. The statutory basis for Renewal Areas is set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, as… Content last updated: 08 November 2023

  • Contaminated land

    The Governments 'Polluter Pays' principle suggests that those who cause contamination should clean it up. Government guidance recognises that ‘land affected by contamination’ is a fundamental planning… Content last updated: 06 January 2023

  • Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP)

    If you are getting Housing Benefit but are still finding it hard to pay your rent, you may be able to get extra help by applying for a Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs). If you are no longer claim… Content last updated: 04 June 2024

  • Merthyr Tydfil’s historic new Cabinet

    For the first time in Merthyr Tydfil’s history, women now make up half of the County Borough Council's Cabinet. The Council has a new Leader following this month’s election and Annual General Meeting,… Content last updated: 13 June 2022

  • Innovative housing and learning project shortlisted for awards

    The redevelopment of the County Borough Council’s Neighbourhood Learning Centre (NLC) at Gurnos has been shortlisted for two national awards. The building, which will open before Christmas as ‘a uniqu… Content last updated: 27 October 2022

  • World Childrens Day 2024

    Children's rights are at the heart of everything we do. We have a long history of supporting and upholding children’s rights in Wales. One hundred years on from the Declaration of the Rights of the Ch… Content last updated: 20 November 2024

  • Huge success for MTCBC at recent iESE Awards

    Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s Housing and Regeneration Employability Team and People and Performance’s Children’s Services Team recently won the Bronze prize for the Community and Customer F… Content last updated: 13 March 2025

  • Volunteers from Merthyr Tydfil and beyond collect 384 bags of litter in support of #SpringCleanCymru

    An incredible 384 bags of rubbish were collected at a popular Merthyr attraction on Friday 4 April, as 172 volunteers carried out a littler pick along the Taff Trail in preparation for the Easter brea… Content last updated: 07 April 2025

  • 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

  • Local pupils shine in exciting workshops!

    We're thrilled to announce that 560 talented young minds from 23 schools in the area have just wrapped up an unforgettable creative workshop with the amazing Anthony Bunko, a renowned local author and… Content last updated: 19 June 2025

  • 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

  • Listed Buildings

    Listed Buildings There are currently around 233 listed buildings, and structures in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, ranging from impressive viaducts to humbler terrace houses, and even smaller structur… Content last updated: 31 October 2019

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