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Placement in Mainstream Schools
Children with ALN all have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. These children may need extra or different help from that giv… Content last updated: 23 April 2025
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School crossing patrols
When you see a SCP step into the road ahead of you, displaying the STOP sign, drivers MUST STOP to allow people cross the road (Rule 87 of the Highway Code) It is an offence under the Road Traffic Act… Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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Extra-Curricular
Music Service 2021-2022 Please see the message below from the MTCBC Music Service for pupils who receive Peripatetic Music lessons in school and take part in the after school activities with the Music… Content last updated: 17 June 2022
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LDP Examination Hearing Session
The hearing sessions will commence on Tuesday 25 June 2019 at 10:00. The start time of hearing sessions will vary so please check the programme carefully. All hearing sessions will be held at the Orb… Content last updated: 25 January 2022
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Food safety inspections
The maintenance of safe foodstuffs to the consumer from the many hundreds of retail, catering and manufacturing outlets within the borough is a vital ingredient. The authority holds a register of all… Content last updated: 11 April 2025
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General Legal Advice
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Councils Legal Department advises in-house Departments only. The Council is unable to provide the public with any form of legal advice. Where can I seek legal advice? Pri… Content last updated: 12 June 2023
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Independence at home for disabled people
Number 24: Demonstration & Assessment Unit At Keir Hardie Health Park Facilities at Number 24 provide individuals with an opportunity to try out a range of aids and specialist equipment prior to i… Content last updated: 08 November 2023
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Recognised Qualifications
The Inspire2 Achieve Team have experienced tutors and contractors that can provide a wide range of qualifications hand picked to suit your needs. These qualifications are provided from our Personal a… Content last updated: 07 March 2024
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Work Placement Opportunities
At Inspire2 Achieve we are continuously networking with local employers to offer work placement opportunities to extend your CV with a view to moving you ever closer to employment. Our work placement… Content last updated: 07 March 2024
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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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Apply for Social Housing
If you’re interested in renting a Community (social) housing property or are already renting from a Community (Social) housing landlord and need a different property, you can apply to join our housing… Content last updated: 10 February 2025
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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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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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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: 26 March 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