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Animal Movement licence

All movements of cattle, deer, sheep, goats and pigs are controlled by the general licence issued by the Welsh Assembly Government.In addition to the general licence movements must be covered by a mov… Content last updated: 04 October 2018

Splash Pad reopens after revamp

The Splash Pad in Cyfarthfa Park has now reopened following the completion of extensive refurbishments. The popular play pool has seen the installation of new wet play equipment and water jets, and… Content last updated: 28 April 2022

Personal travel budget (PTB)

What a personal travel budget (PTB) is and how to apply. A personal travel budget (PTB) is a payment for you to spend on your child’s travel to school. It enables you as a family to have choice and co… Content last updated: 05 November 2024

Could your community group help EU citizens?

We Are Digital is looking for delivery partners across the UK to digitally assist EU citizens and their family members who will require face-to-face support in a local centre to make their application… Content last updated: 25 January 2022

Apply for a Van or Trailer Permit

The permit scheme is intended to stop the illegal or unfair use of HRCs for the disposal of waste. Who can apply for a Van or Trailer Permit? Any resident of Merthyr County Borough can apply. When do… Content last updated: 13 March 2024

Corporate Self-Assessment

We continually review our performance throughout the year. Our self-evaluation challenges services to look at: What difference they are making How well they are delivering services, and How effective… Content last updated: 28 July 2025

Merthyr Tydfil High Street set to become safer for pedestrians

Merthyr Tydfil Town Centre is set to become safer for pedestrians, with the installation of gates and bollards to stop vehicles from driving on the High Street. Areas of town centre are already subjec… Content last updated: 27 February 2025

Home Care

Maintaining your Independence Home care services could help you with support in your own home with tasks such as support with personal care, which includes washing and dressing. Home care can provide… Content last updated: 11 April 2024

Local Land Charges Searches

IMPORTANT NOTICE From 19 July 2022 we will no longer provide a local land charges search service. After this date, our Local Land Charges Register will have migrated to HM Land Registry’s national re… Content last updated: 04 June 2025

Light nuisances and light pollution

What Is Light Nuisance? Section 102 of the Clean Neighbourhoods Act 2005 amended the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to include a new form of legal nuisance namely "artificial light emitted from pre… Content last updated: 17 May 2022

Report a Pothole

PLEASE NOTE: the authority does not maintain the trunk roads A470, A4060 and A465 (Heads of the Valleys Road). These roads are the responsibility of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent and problems shou… Content last updated: 04 April 2024

Council Tax Bands and Charges

For 2025/2026, the levels of Council Tax for a band D property are as follows: Breakdown Cost Merthyr Tydfil C.B.C: £2,083.21 The Police & Crime Commissioner for South Wales: £378.67 M… Content last updated: 02 June 2025

Request a Pest Control Treatment

The eradication of insects and rodents which are transmitters of disease is a very significant part of the Local Authority's service to the community. Rats and mice, cockroaches, fleas and wasps are a… Content last updated: 04 February 2025

Social Services and Well-being

Information about Merthyr Tydfil Social Services including how to ask about help for yourself or someone else. Content last updated: 17 November 2025

Births, Deaths, Marriages

Details on how to register a birth or death, plan a civil marriage or civil partnership, request a copy certificate or plan a celebratory service. Content last updated: 17 November 2025

Faulty second hand car advice pack

Faulty second hand cars are the most complained about product as recorded by Trading Standards and the Citizens Advice Consumer Service. How do you ensure that you get the problem resolved with the mi… Content last updated: 31 October 2019

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