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Deputy Head Teacher wins Lifetime Achievement Award for transformative work
Greenfield Special School’s Deputy Head Teacher, Carol Conway, has been recognised with a Silver Award for Lifetime Achievement in this year's Pearson National Teaching Awards. Chosen from thousands o… Content last updated: 18 June 2025
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Report a street that needs cleaning
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council sweeps roads and footpaths helping to keep the environment clean. If you feel your street needs cleaning. The Council has responsibility for cleaning council owne… Content last updated: 16 July 2024
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Reporting Highways Issues
Please note that there are online forms available to report: Blocked Drains Potholes Damaged Traffic Lights Overgrown Vegetation, Trees and Hedges Missing or Damaged Manhole or Gulley Covers Missing… Content last updated: 04 April 2024
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Report a street nameplate
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is responsible for the provision, repair and maintenance of street name plates with the exception of new developments, where the Developer is responsible for the… Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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Gully Grate or Manhole Cover
Report a Manhole Cover Manhole Covers are found in roads and pavements, are solid and usually belong to Welsh Water or MTCBC. If it belongs to Welsh Water, we will attend site and make the area safe… Content last updated: 05 March 2024
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Private Hire Operators Licence
Private Hire vehicles and drivers may only be despatched by a licensed Private Hire Operator. A person or limited company can apply for an operator’s licence to operate from a premises within the bor… Content last updated: 03 May 2022
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Storage of Fireworks
There are legal controls which cover the storage, sale and display of fireworks. If you wish to have a wholesale or retail premises situated within the Merthyr Tydfil Borough that store or sell firewo… Content last updated: 12 August 2020
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Heritage
Merthyr Tydfil in the 1850’s was the largest town in Wales, innovation and creativity have always played a part in the industrial history of Merthyr Tydfil.Whether it be the inspiration which resulted… Content last updated: 12 January 2022
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Existing Developments
Merthyr Tydfil has a diverse infrastructure when it comes to existing properties and developments within the Local Authority area. Merthyr boasts state of the art facilities from its flagship, Orbit B… Content last updated: 16 January 2025
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What is Universal Credit?
From the 27th June 2018 Universal Credit replaces new claims for Housing Benefit, Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance (Income Based), Employment and Support Allowance (Income Based), Child Tax Credit… Content last updated: 27 January 2021
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Advance Payments
If you need money before you receive your first Universal Credit payment then you can ask for a short term advance. These are repayable out of your on-going Universal Credit payments but can help you… Content last updated: 27 January 2021
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Merthyr Artisan Market
1st Friday of every month, 10:00am-2:00pm at High Street Merthyr Tydfil. The Market has lots of homemade crafts, jewellery and local produce and throughout the year the Market also runs different them… Content last updated: 18 April 2024
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Traveller Education and Support
All parents, including Gypsies and Travellers, have a legal duty to ensure an effective education for their children. In recognition of the different circumstances of many travelling families, we can… Content last updated: 11 March 2024
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Transitional Relief
From 1 April 2023, following the revaluation, the Welsh Government is providing all ratepayers whose liability is increasing by more than £300, as a consequence of revaluation, with transitional relie… Content last updated: 23 July 2024
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Needle Exchange
Drugaid runs the needle exchange in Merthyr Tydfil. The workers here can give you advice and support to prevent you getting into real problems with injecting. There are safer ways of injecting to avoi… Content last updated: 04 January 2023
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Work Preparation
Inspire2 Achieve can offer a wide range of support in order to help you move closer to your long term career plan, whether that plan is to move into training with a local Work Based Learning provider… Content last updated: 19 November 2024
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Book a Christmas tree Collection
Real Christmas trees will be collected on a request basis only. Booking is available until Monday 5 January 2026 How to book: Online: Start Now You can also book by telephone during office hours, plea… Content last updated: 08 December 2025
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Dental care crisis in Wales: Llais calls for urgent action to ensure fair access for all
Access to NHS dental care in Wales is in crisis. One-third of people we heard from were unable to find a dentist or were stuck on lengthy waiting lists. Children, older adults, disabled people, and lo… Content last updated: 19 November 2024
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Eco Scheme
ECO4 is the latest Energy Company Obligation scheme administered by OFGEM. The aim of ECO Funding is to help those who are living in fuel poverty and vulnerable to the risk of living in a cold home, a… Content last updated: 02 October 2025