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Performance and Data
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Free* reusable plastic-free period products available to collect locally!
Love your period, Love your planet! Following MTCBCs successful Love your Period, Love your planet! campaign in March 2023 that encouraged residents to switch from disposable to reusable period produc… Content last updated: 20 December 2024
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Pupils use Welsh language skills outside the classroom
Children from Bedlinog, Trelewis and Edwardsville took part in the second of two events at the John Sellwood running track aimed to give then confidence in using the Welsh language in a fun way. Thank… Content last updated: 19 July 2021
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Pupils get a sneak preview of their new school
Staff and pupils who will be moving to the new Ysgol Y Graig Primary School, Cefn Coed, at the start of the Autumn Term have been shown around their new ‘home’. Teachers and classes from Key Stage 2 w… Content last updated: 20 July 2021
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Residents invited to have their say on Council budget
Merthyr Tydfil residents are being asked for their opinions on how the Council should spend its 2022/23 budget. A public consultation exercise will take place from 17th November 2021 to 9th February 2… Content last updated: 10 January 2022
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Council consults on PSPO for Merthyr Tydfil town centre
The County Borough Council is consulting residents on the planned introduction of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to prevent street drinking and drug taking in a town centre exclusion zone. On… Content last updated: 11 January 2022
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Victoria Street temporary closure for zebra crossing work
Victoria Street in the town centre will be temporarily closed next week for work on converting the existing informal crossing into a zebra crossing. A closure order will be in place from the Castle St… Content last updated: 20 January 2022
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Removal of right-hand turn at Bethesda Street temporary
The County Borough Council would like to reassure residents that the removal of the protected right-hand turn from Bethesda Street into Chapel Banks is just a temporary measure. As part of plans to im… Content last updated: 25 March 2022
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Council presses ahead with road safety plans for schools
The Council is to press ahead with plans to make road safety changes on the highway at two primary schools with the agreement of local residents. Concerns had been raised about safety at St Mary’s Cat… Content last updated: 04 August 2022
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‘Marcia’s Park’ will commemorate much-missed Twyncarmel resident
A children’s playground that has been relocated and rebuilt with brand new equipment is to be named after a much-missed late local resident. The former Twyncarmel play area - which has been closed for… Content last updated: 26 October 2022
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Grab a ringside seat for Gavin’s lights switch-on
Merthyr Tydfil residents and visitors will be treated to a ringside seat later this month when our latest homegrown boxing champion switches on the Christmas lights. British and Commonwealth lightweig… Content last updated: 04 January 2023
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Video shows how life can improve for homeless people
The Council has produced a video showing how the lives of local homeless people have changed for the better following housing support they received during the pandemic. Changes made as a result of the… Content last updated: 21 November 2022
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Leader's statement on Council Tax increase for 2023/24
Council tax in Merthyr Tydfil will rise by 4.7% per cent as part of the council’s 2023/24 budget. The Welsh average is 5.5%. This increase is the equivalent to £1.05 per week for Band A properties an… Content last updated: 08 March 2023
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Traffic lights to get overhaul in Active Travel plans
Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will benefit from the replacement of old traffic lights on a busy Merthyr Tydfil road as part of the Council’s plans for improving Active Travel across the county b… Content last updated: 10 January 2022
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County Borough Council votes against bidding for city status
At this evening’s (Tuesday 12 October) special meeting of the Council to discuss applying for city status, councillors voted 21-10 against pressing ahead with the bid. Members were told in a chief off… Content last updated: 12 October 2021
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Council urges residents to respond to consultation on town centre PSPO
The County Borough Council is asking residents to respond to its consultation on the planned introduction of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to prevent street drinking and drug taking in the t… Content last updated: 08 December 2022