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Stop Waste and Save Money: Top 8 Most Wasted Food Items
The average family wastes around 8 meals on a normal week. This could mean families are wasting around £50 per month on buying food and not eating it. The top 8 food items wasted in the UK are bread,… Content last updated: 04 February 2025
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Fuel pumps tested to ensure accurate measures
With the increase in fuel prices, our Trading Standards officers have carried out checks at petrol stations across Merthyr Tydfil to ensure accurate measures of fuel are being delivered to consumers. … Content last updated: 29 June 2022
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Full Christmas lights switch-on back for 2022
The Council is delighted to confirm that Merthyr Tydfil’s Christmas lights will be switched on this year on Saturday 19 November. The previous two years have seen the event reduced to a ‘virtual’ cere… Content last updated: 27 September 2022
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Vaynor footpath closed because of dualling work
The County Borough Council is temporarily closing a footpath in Vaynor for work being carried out as part of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road dualling project. Footpath Vaynor 34 will be closed to p… Content last updated: 13 October 2022
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Outgoing Mayor raises more than £15,000 for charities
The outgoing Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil raised £15,885 for his two nominated local charities during his term of office in 2022/23. Cllr Declan Sammon, who handed over the reins to Cllr Malcolm Colbran at… Content last updated: 24 May 2023
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Unveiling the Curriculum
Hi, I’m Emma, one of the Tutors at the Compass Community Hub. I’m hijacking this month’s blog to bring you some exciting news… Our new curriculum is here! Taking you all the way to the end of the… Content last updated: 12 July 2024
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School Council pupils question Councillors on local environmental issues
Councillors recently held a virtual meeting session with school council pupils from Bedlinog Community Primary School and Trelewis Primary School. Jacob, Rhys, Charlie, and Lacey questioned Cabinet me… Content last updated: 08 August 2022
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Bus interchange wins third national award
Merthyr Tydfil’s new bus interchange has won a third prestigious national award within the space of as many months. After picking up two construction awards in the autumn, the bus station was chosen f… Content last updated: 04 January 2022
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Cyfarthfa High School celebrated for supporting service children
Cyfarthfa High School has been congratulated for the support it offers students whose parents are either serving or have served with the British Armed Forces. The school has achieved the Armed Forces… Content last updated: 30 September 2022
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Battle of Britain exhibition comes to Merthyr Tydfil
An exhibition telling the story of Wales’s contribution in the largest air battle ever recorded is coming to Merthyr Tydfil this autumn. The Wales and the Battle of Britain touring exhibition was crea… Content last updated: 05 October 2022
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Your opportunity to rent the perfect office space at the Orbit Centre
A rare opportunity has arisen for a business to lease an office space geared to meet all their requirements in Merthyr Tydfil’s premier enterprise hub. The County Borough Council’s centrally located O… Content last updated: 04 April 2023
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Trading Standards Wales Week: ‘A Safe Route to Net Zero’
Trading Standards Wales (TSW) offers caution to consumers seeking to reduce their carbon emissions, energy and fuel bills. From past experience, new incentives and a higher demand for services brings… Content last updated: 27 October 2022
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Delta COVID-19 variant – Goetre School, Merthyr Tydfil
Concerns of potential cases of the Delta variant at Goetre School in Merthyr Tydfil have meant that, for precautionary measures, the school will remain closed until Monday 14th June 2021. With this va… Content last updated: 04 June 2021
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MTCBC’s fleet of vehicles set to go electric!
With the aim of being Carbon Neutral by 2030, our fleet operations team have purchased 4 x Electric Vehicles (EVs), with 4 more being delivered by September this year. The new vehicles, which are curr… Content last updated: 21 July 2021
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Have your say on improving active travel
You may remember that earlier in the year we sought views on how cycling and walking provision in Merthyr Tydfil could be improved. The public engagement we carried out was very successful, more than… Content last updated: 16 September 2021
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Council consulting on road safety plans for schools
The Council is consulting residents about plans to make changes on the highway at two primary schools because of road safety concerns. Residents of Caedraw Road outside St Mary’s Catholic and Caedraw… Content last updated: 30 June 2022
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Merthyr Tydfil’s schools pay tribute to the Queen
Pupils from schools across Merthyr Tydfil attended the Civic Centre yesterday (15 September) to lay floral tributes in memory of Queen Elizabeth II. The pupils were greeted by Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil… Content last updated: 16 September 2022
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Christmas lights switch-on road closures
Because of our Family Fun Day and Christmas lights switch-on this coming weekend, a number of town centre roads and car parks will be closed. Gillar Street Car Park will be closed from 6pm Thursday 17… Content last updated: 16 November 2022