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50+ Information and Advice
The Strategy for Older People The third phase of the Strategy for Older People in Wales was published in 2013. The themes of the strategy were: Social Resources Environmental Resources Financial Reso… Content last updated: 03 January 2023
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Translating and Interpreting Services
We aim to ensure all documents produced by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council for public consumption are bilingual Welsh/English, in accordance with the requirements of the national Welsh Language… Content last updated: 25 January 2022
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Food Waste Caddy or Bin
Collected every week. By recycling food waste it can be turned into electricity to power homes and produce fertiliser. YES PLEASE! All food waste Cooked and uncooked food Meat Tea bags Fish Bones Eg… Content last updated: 18 March 2022
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Apply for a Disabled Person's Bus Pass
Transport for Wales is reissuing new cards across Wales on behalf of Welsh Government and local councils. Applications need to be made directly to Transport for Wales. Content last updated: 26 March 2025
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UK Community Renewal Fund
About the Fund: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council are now seeking applications that are circa £500,000 to the new UK Community Renewal Fund which aims to support people and communities most in… Content last updated: 20 January 2022
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Tree Preservation Orders
Trees and Woodlands Given the manner in which the landscape of the county borough has been exploited you would be forgiven for thinking it was a landscape devoid of trees; however this is not altogeth… Content last updated: 06 May 2022
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Check school catchment areas
The map pinpoints schools for an area, but you can find out which catchment area you are looking at by clicking anywhere else within the boundaries - a pop up will list the catchment schools for the s… Content last updated: 28 October 2024
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg Publications
Here you’ll find our regional newsletters and case studies which provide an insight into the valuable work of the Supporting People programme in Cwm Taf. Content last updated: 25 March 2022
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Report a retaining wall or subway
The County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil has many miles of identified retaining wall whose purpose is to support the highway network. There also many miles of retaining walls for which the ownership is un… Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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Replacement Local Development Plan 2016-2031
Information about the Replacement Local Development Plan 2016-2031. Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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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
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About The Current Mayor
Councillor John Thomas, Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil 2024/2025 Councillor John Thomas was elected Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil at the Council’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 15th May 2024, taking over fr… Content last updated: 24 May 2024
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Voting by Post
Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting without having to go to a polling station. Postal votes or proxy votes (where someone votes on your behalf) are available to anyone who is regist… Content last updated: 04 July 2024
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Bins and Recycling
The seasonal kerbside garden waste collections service will end on Friday 29 November 2024 and resume on Monday 31 March 2025. Green garden waste is accepted at the Household Recycling Centres (HRCs)… Content last updated: 03 April 2025
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School Governors
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Replacement Local Development Plan Submission Documents
The Submission Documents listed below are the LDP documents that were submitted by the Council to Welsh Government and the Planning Inspectorate on Monday 21st January 2019 and following the close of… Content last updated: 25 March 2022
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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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Education Other Than at School
Special tuition is available to provide short-term education for pupils unable, by reason of their medical, psychiatric, psychological or behavioural issues, to attend school. Continuity of education… Content last updated: 04 April 2024