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Driving
Pass Plus Cymru Aged 17 - 25 Passed your Driving Test? Subsidised Pass Plus Cymru courses are available for 17 - 25 year old drivers giving 6 hours of valuable driving. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough C… Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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Preparing for Emergencies
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has prepared a Major Incident Plan capable of dealing with events from a vast range of major emergencies. The Major Incident Plan provides a framework for an imme… Content last updated: 25 November 2024
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Business Continuity Advice
Business Continuity– Is It Necessary? If Business Continuity is a new concept for your organisation then securing the support of senior management is vitally important. This will help to ensure that t… Content last updated: 25 November 2024
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Children Missing Education
Children and young people not receiving a suitable education are at increased risk of a range of negative outcomes that could have long term damaging consequences for their life chances. A child missi… Content last updated: 17 January 2024
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Blog Post 1
Hello everybody, welcome to our monthly blogs that will be highlighting any upcoming events you might be interested in attending at the hub, personal stories from within the community, and the diverse… Content last updated: 05 September 2024
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SAB advice and guidance
From January 7th 2019, all new developments of at least 2 properties or over 100m2 of construction area will require sustainable drainage to manage on-site surface water. The Surface water drainage… Content last updated: 22 February 2023
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Young Leaders Event at Merthyr Leisure Centre a Resounding Success
On Thursday, 23rd October, Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre hosted the highly anticipated Young Leaders launch event, an initiative that's all about nurturing the leadership skills of primary school stud… Content last updated: 23 October 2025
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Councillor Brent Carter, Leader of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, responds to Welsh Government’s provisional budget settlement.
“As Leader of this Council, I welcome Welsh Government’s commitment to supporting local government with a provisional local government finance settlement of £6.4bn for 2026/27, which equates to an ave… Content last updated: 26 November 2025
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Pre-Application Advice
The Council encourages and welcomes applicants and developers to engage in pre-application discussions at the earliest opportunity in the development process. The benefits of obtaining such advice ca… Content last updated: 27 November 2025
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Update From the Chief Executive RE waste & recycling collections
I recognise the frustration and inconvenience caused to residents who have experienced delays to refuse, food and recycling collections over the festive period. I would like to offer my sincere apolog… Content last updated: 12 January 2026
LDP Final Consultation Report May 2011
9. REGENSW Merthyr Tydfil Renewable Energy Assessment June 2017 (including Addendum).pdf
27. Cadw Merthyr Tydfil Understanding Urban Character 2015.pdf
SD39 – Merthyr Tydfil Understanding Urban Character, Cadw 2015
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Freedom of Information Act Advice
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to openness in its operations. To this end, it is working to make as much information as possible accessible to the p… Content last updated: 16 January 2023
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Prevent
We aim to safeguard and support anyone that is at risk of radicalisation, before a crime is committed. Radicalisation is when someone is encouraged to develop extreme views or beliefs that support te… Content last updated: 04 February 2025
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Asbestos
What is asbestos? It is a naturally mined mineral used because it has properties of heat and chemical resistance, great strength and is almost indestructible. There are several different types (common… Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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Coed y Dderwen Eco Warriors fighting for a Greener Valley
Pupils at Merthyr Tydfil’s Coed Y Dderwen Primary School have been fully embracing post-lockdown classroom time using polytunnels and forests in their personal war against climate change. Under th… Content last updated: 13 June 2022
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Combat ‘ych-a-fi’ to unleash the power of your food waste recycling
Wales may be a small country, but when it comes to recycling, we punch way above our weight. With 95% of us regularly recycling our waste, we’re already the third best recycling nation in the world, a… Content last updated: 09 February 2023