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Content last updated: 18 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 Leader speaks out against the increase in car related anti-social behaviour

The Leader of the Council, Cllr Geraint Thomas, has spoken out against the increase in car related anti-social behaviour in Merthyr Tydfil: Community tensions are rising following last week’s tragic e… Content last updated: 26 September 2022

Town centre pedestrian safety work to begin in New Year

Work will begin in the New Year on work to make crossing the road in a section of the town centre safer for pedestrians. Following a public consultation last summer, an ‘informal crossing’ at Victoria… Content last updated: 02 March 2022

Up to £500,000 available to community groups from Ffos-y-fran fund

Merthyr Tydfil community groups can apply for up to £500,000 from a fund established to help improve the quality of life for local residents. The Ffos-y-fran Large Grant Scheme will open for applicati… Content last updated: 30 June 2022

Fostering in Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil Welsh Language Conference

An address by Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language, June 22, 2023.Almost a century and a half ago, in 1891, almost seven out of ten people in Merthyr could speak Welsh. Seven out… Content last updated: 26 June 2023

The Role of a School Governor

What is a Governor?Governors are volunteers who work closely with the Headteacher and school staff and are part of the overall leadership and management. The governing body helps govern the school fra… Content last updated: 09 August 2023

Old bus station to be made secure and safe in preparation for future development

Work will begin to erect hoarding around the current bus station to safeguard the public as soon as it closes on Saturday night (12 June). The following morning the first buses will depart the new bus… Content last updated: 10 June 2021

Merthyr Tydfil’s £12m bus interchange opening next week

The first buses will depart Merthyr Tydfil’s new £12m state-of-the-art bus interchange next week, on Sunday, June 13. The station is the first in Wales that allows for the charging of electric vehicle… Content last updated: 04 June 2021

Street Cafe Licence

Permissions to place tables and chairs on the highway are granted under Part VIIA of the Highways Act 1980. In Merthyr Tydfil Town Centre the scheme has been introduced to encourage the provision of a… Content last updated: 02 January 2020

Request or Report Gritting

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: 09 January 2025

Pupil Voice

The importance of pupil voice is strong in Merthyr Tydfil. All schools have a system in place to develop pupil leadership. These range of a School Council to a school Senedd or Parliament. Senedd comm… Content last updated: 08 August 2024