Online, Saves Time

Pay
Report
Apply
Say

Search results for


3053 results found

  • ALN Funding in Merthyr Tydfil Explained

    In 2025/26, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council spent £2,258 per pupil on Additional Learning Needs (ALN). This is: The highest ALN spend per pupil in Wales 52% more than the Welsh average Of this… Content last updated: 13 February 2026

  • It's Recycle Week 2025!

    Did you know you can now recycle 12 different materials at the kerbside every week? Plastic bottles, tubs and trays – blue bag Metal food and drink cans – blue bag Aluminium foil – blue bag Tetrapak… Content last updated: 22 September 2025

  • Taxi rank provision

    Taxi ranks are provided on-street for use by hackney carriages and not by private hire vehicles. Taxi ranks are located at the following locations: Victoria Street, Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil Trai… Content last updated: 04 October 2018

  • Home Safe Home

    Trading Standards Wales (TSW) warns that whilst rogue traders carrying out work on your home could leave you out of pocket, there is an increasing risk that they will also leave your home unsafe. Trad… Content last updated: 13 November 2025

  • Councillors congratulate new Youth Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil

    On Friday 9th May 2025, the Inauguration of Merthyr Tydfil’s Youth Mayor Jacob Bridges (22) and Deputy Youth Mayor Cian Evans (18) took place at Merthyr Tydfil Civic Centre. Jacob and Cian will engage… Content last updated: 03 June 2025

  • Renovating your empty property

    If your property is in need of repair or upgrading and has been empty for more than 2 years, you may be eligible for a reduced VAT rate of 5%.  To claim this discount you must employ a builder that is… Content last updated: 08 July 2025

  • Let’s Talk Recycling in Merthyr Tydfil

    Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has made great strides in recent years. Our recycling rate has climbed from just under 50% a decade ago to over 64% today. That’s thanks to the hard work of our r… Content last updated: 17 October 2025

  • Summer Reading Challenge 2023

    📚🚀 Thank you to Goetre, Troedyrhiw, and Coed Y Dderwen schools who attended the literacy event in #MerthyrTydfil on 21 June paving the way for a brighter future through literacy.📖 The event marks t… Content last updated: 28 June 2023

  • Residents agree plans to extend average speed cameras

    Residents in parts of Merthyr Vale, Plymouth and Treharris Wards have agreed with proposals to extend the planned average speed cameras along the A4054 (Cardiff Road). The public consultation exercise… Content last updated: 28 October 2021

  • There is nothing artificial about the intelligence at Troedyrhiw as pupils try their hand at robotics

    Pupils at Troedyrhiw primary school have recently been working on their engineering and computer science skills, building, and programming robots, all so important as the future will require humans to… Content last updated: 06 July 2022

  • Goetre Lane Clean-up a Massive Success

    Last week, a 600-manhour weeklong clean-up operation took place around the Goetre Lane area to tidy up the mess that had been caused by fly tippers.  Volunteers from the Gurnos Men’s Project assisted… Content last updated: 29 October 2021

  • 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

  • Septic Tank and Cesspit Emptying

    In some situations it is not possible to connect the drainage system of a property to a mains drainage system. Most commonly non-mains drainage is found in rural areas. It is effective if correctly ma… Content last updated: 09 August 2023

  • Open Government Licence (OGL)

    You may use and re-use the information featured on this website (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium under the terms of the Open Government Licence (OGL). The OGL is a simple s… Content last updated: 25 January 2022

  • Grants of up to £5,000 available for local educational, environmental or leisure projects

    Merthyr Tydfil community groups can apply for up to £5,000 from a local funding pot that has awarded more than £8m to a wide range of groups and causes over the past 15 years. The Ffos-y-Fran Communit… Content last updated: 04 January 2023

  • We Care: Cwm Taf Morgannwg

    Children, grandchildren, parents, siblings, grandparents? We all need people to nurture, guide and care for us at different times of our lives.  Cwm Taf Morgannwg is committed to recruiting local peop… Content last updated: 11 January 2022

  • Merthyr Tydfil Learners Shine Bright at the 2025 Urdd Eisteddfod!

    Young learners from across Merthyr Tydfil have triumphed at Europe’s largest travelling youth festival, the Urdd Eisteddfod, held this year in the scenic Margam Park, Neath Port Talbot. During half te… Content last updated: 04 June 2025

  • 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

  • Apply for Planning Permission

    We encourage applications to be submitted online via the Planning Application Wales Portal. This service allows applicants and developers to complete an electronic application form and submit plans an… Content last updated: 06 January 2026

  • Cyfarthfa Castle Birthday Bash a Roaring Success!

    The recent Birthday Weekend celebrations at Cyfarthfa Castle were an absolute blast, with the community coming together to mark this special occasion in style! The weekend was packed with an incredibl… Content last updated: 07 July 2025

Contact Us

Is there anything wrong with this page?

© Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council