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Report street furniture
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is responsible for the provision and maintenance of street furniture including the following: most illuminated and non-illuminated signs and bollards traffic lig… Content last updated: 26 January 2023
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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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Street and Property Naming and Numbering
The naming and numbering of all new developments, individual properties, industrial units and streets are dealt with by the Highways Department. There is a charge for this service and all the relevant… Content last updated: 01 April 2025
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Report a street light
The Authority has its own in house Street Lighting Section who carry out all repairs to the Street Lighting Network. Overhead cables supply some of the Authority’s lights and these may be the responsi… Content last updated: 04 April 2024
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Street Cleaning Programme
Tell us if a street needs cleaning, or if litter and graffiti needs to be removed. Content last updated: 30 March 2022
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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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Street trading licence
Street trading means the selling, exposing or offering for sale any article (including an item, object and living thing) in a street. The term ‘street’ includes any road, footway or other area the pub… Content last updated: 02 January 2020
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Street Collections Licence
Any person who intends to either collect money or sell articles for the benefit of charitable or other purposes in any street (which includes any highway, public bridge, road, lane, footpath, square,… Content last updated: 26 November 2024
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Roadworks at Bethesda Street
There will be one overnight road closure and temporary traffic lights installed for three days this week to allow the Council to complete road improvements in the Bethesda Street area. The Council has… Content last updated: 14 June 2022
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Street Naming and Numbering Fees
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Planning application submitted for Lower High Street improvements
The developments are part of the Town Centre Masterplan to improve the connectivity between Merthyr Tydfil’s rail and bus stations, creating a more modern and convenient transport hub that links direc… Content last updated: 12 February 2025
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Street Cafe Licence
Permissions to place tables and chairs on the highway are granted under Part VIIA of the Highways Act 1980. In Merthyr Tydfil Town Centre the scheme has been introduced to encourage the provision of a… Content last updated: 02 January 2020
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Lane closure at Penry Street for emergency works
National Grid currently have a 11,000-volt cable fault on an integral part of a cable network, which serves customers between Merthyr Town and Pentrebach. The cable fault has been located on the junct… Content last updated: 12 April 2024
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Local street artist transforms town centre alley
Tee2Sugars, a local South Wales street artist, has transformed an area of Merthyr Tydfil Town Centre, turning a small disused alleyway in to a vibrant and colourful piece of art. The SPF funded commun… Content last updated: 08 April 2025
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Victoria Street temporary closure for zebra crossing work
Victoria Street in the town centre will be temporarily closed next week for work on converting the existing informal crossing into a zebra crossing. A closure order will be in place from the Castle St… Content last updated: 20 January 2022
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Delay in start of work on Bethesda Street road improvements
Work due to have begun last month on road improvements in the Bethesda Street area has been delayed and will now start next week (week beginning 6 December 2021). The Council has commenced a series of… Content last updated: 25 January 2022
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Removal of right-hand turn at Bethesda Street temporary
The County Borough Council would like to reassure residents that the removal of the protected right-hand turn from Bethesda Street into Chapel Banks is just a temporary measure. As part of plans to im… Content last updated: 25 March 2022