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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 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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Traffic lights to get overhaul in Active Travel plans
Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will benefit from the replacement of old traffic lights on a busy Merthyr Tydfil road as part of the Council’s plans for improving Active Travel across the county b… Content last updated: 10 January 2022
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Christmas lights switch-on road closures
Because of our Family Fun Day and Christmas lights switch-on this coming weekend, a number of town centre roads and car parks will be closed. Gillar Street Car Park will be closed from 6pm Thursday 17… Content last updated: 16 November 2022
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Liam looking forward to virtual Christmas lights switch-on
Homegrown Love Island winner Liam Reardon is very much looking forward to being part of this year’s Merthyr Tydfil ‘virtual’ Christmas lights switch-on radio broadcast. Our popular local resident said… Content last updated: 10 November 2021
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Christmas lights switch-on virtual due to Covid-19 uncertainty
The continuing uncertainty caused by the pandemic means that Merthyr Tydfil’s Christmas lights will have a ‘virtual’ switch-on for the second year in a row. With Covid-19 infections still at a high ra… Content last updated: 22 October 2021
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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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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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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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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
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Treharris lights switch-on a resounding success
Residents and visitors flocked to Treharris town centre for the first Christmas lights switch-on in three years. The annual Christmas fair saw Treharris Square come alive with a performance by local a… Content last updated: 07 December 2022
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Santa and snow at Christmas lights switch-on
Plans are being finalised for this year’s Christmas lights switch-on in Merthyr Tydfil featuring Santa, fireworks - and some snow…no matter what the weather! Pyrotechnic fireworks will follow the swit… Content last updated: 20 October 2022
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Temporary road closure on A4102 Bethesda Street for 5 nights from Monday 4th April 2022
Griffiths have been undertaking Active Travel Improvements to A4102 Bethesda Street in Merthyr Tydfil on behalf of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and will shortly be undertaking the final surfa… Content last updated: 01 April 2022
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Christmas music and merriment at Treharris lights switch-on
The annual Christmas fair and lights switch-on is returning to Treharris town centre on Friday 2 December. A host of seasonal activities at Treharris Square will include a performance by local acousti… Content last updated: 17 November 2022
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Full Christmas lights switch-on back for 2022
The Council is delighted to confirm that Merthyr Tydfil’s Christmas lights will be switched on this year on Saturday 19 November. The previous two years have seen the event reduced to a ‘virtual’ cere… Content last updated: 27 September 2022
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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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Grab a ringside seat for Gavin’s lights switch-on
Merthyr Tydfil residents and visitors will be treated to a ringside seat later this month when our latest homegrown boxing champion switches on the Christmas lights. British and Commonwealth lightweig… Content last updated: 04 January 2023