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Update on Pontsticill
Following Storm Bert, we experienced two landslips located in Ponsticill. In addition to the slips, we had a void open up in Nant Morlais, Pant and had no choice but to redirect our resources to this… Content last updated: 19 December 2024
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Dangerous Wild Animals licence
Any person who keeps an animal defined as being dangerous under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 needs to be licensed. The intention of the licence is to protect the health and welfare of the anim… Content last updated: 14 February 2019
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Early Language Development
Supporting children’s language and communication development is a core aim of the Flying Start project. The importance of targeting and identifying children who are having difficulties as early as pos… Content last updated: 07 March 2023
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Burial and Cremation
Arranging a Burial or Cremation When a person dies it is common practice for the family to contact a funeral director to carry out their wishes for the forthcoming funeral. The funeral director then m… Content last updated: 11 April 2023
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Search Committee Papers
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Attendance at Meetings
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Members of the Senedd
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Dewis Cymru Information Directory
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EU Settlement Scheme
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Business Rates Annual Notification
Non-Domestic Rates The non-domestic rates collected by billing authorities are paid into a central pool and redistributed to county and county borough councils and police authorities. Your council and… Content last updated: 23 July 2024
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20mph speed limit
Update: September 17, 2024Every council in Wales was asked to collect residents’ feedback on 20mph limits so that they could assess this against revised Welsh Government guidance on setting 30mph spee… Content last updated: 24 June 2025
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Pontmorlais Heritage Quarter
What is the Pontmorlais Heritage Quarter (THI)? The Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is an historic building improvements grant scheme under the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) programme. Its main obj… Content last updated: 24 January 2022
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Being Bilingual
Being bilingual has many benefits; if you can speak two or more languages you may have greater opportunities throughout life. There is research to support the immense benefits! Across Wales more and m… Content last updated: 19 June 2025
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Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs)
If you are struggling to meet your rent payments then you can apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP). We have a limited amount of money to make these payments. A DHP is usually awarded for a… Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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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
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Statement on Wellbeing Merthyr staff strike action
We are aware that some Wellbeing Merthyr staff are striking today with the support of the GMB Union. We would like to point out that some of the information contained on the picket signs is factually… Content last updated: 27 March 2024
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European Funding
The European & External Funding Team provide a range of support and guidance to all projects funded in the local area through the Convergence Programme 2007-2013. Acting as Specialist European Tea… Content last updated: 29 August 2019
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Employability Partnership
The Employability Partnership is co-ordinated within the Adult & Families Social Regeneration Department and it’s aim is to assist local people to engage in activities that benefit their health an… Content last updated: 12 June 2023