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Councillor Malcolm Colbran, Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil 2021 / 2022

At the Council’s AGM on Wednesday 19th May 2021 Councillor Malcolm Colbran was elected as Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil for the municipal year 2021 – 2022.  His Consort will be Nicola Bridges. Malcolm, who… Content last updated: 21 May 2021

Council and Trust work together to provide ‘exemplar’ service

The County Borough Council and Wellbeing @Merthyr (formerly the Leisure Trust) have supported the delivery of almost 30,000 Covid-19 vaccinations over the past four months. Staff from the local author… Content last updated: 02 June 2021

Revamped Canolfan and playground will reopen in autumn

Unavailability of construction materials numerous unforeseen complications on site and backlogs due to the pandemic means that the £900,000 redevelopment of the Canolfan at Cyfarthfa Park will not be… Content last updated: 04 June 2021

Update on Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre swimming pool

The swimming pool at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre has been closed since December 2019 due to water leaks affecting the concrete and causing tiles to lift off. Early in 2020, as building owner, the Co… Content last updated: 24 June 2021

Merthyr Tydfil place names feature in series of podcasts and webinars

Some of Merthyr Tydfil’s best-loved places and landscapes feature in a series of podcasts and webinars produced in an effort to preserve original Welsh place names. Following the success of a public s… Content last updated: 01 August 2022

A New Deputy Youth Mayor Elect for Merthyr Tydfil

On Thursday, 21st of October, a new Deputy Youth Mayor Elect for Merthyr Tydfil was selected. Katy Richards, who attends Bishop Hedley High School was selected at the Merthyr Tydfil Borough Wide Youth… Content last updated: 25 October 2021

Plastics recycling plant would create more than 100 jobs

Local residents are being consulted on plans to construct a plastic recycling and processing facility that would create more than 100 local jobs. As well as providing around 110-plus direct employment… Content last updated: 03 March 2022

Liam looking forward to virtual Christmas lights switch-on

Homegrown Love Island winner Liam Reardon is very much looking forward to being part of this year’s Merthyr Tydfil ‘virtual’ Christmas lights switch-on radio broadcast. Our popular local resident said… Content last updated: 10 November 2021

Funding boost to renovate and conserve war memorial at Troedyrhiw Park

The war memorial at Troedyrhiw Park has received a 100th birthday facelift, thanks to funding from the War Memorial Trust and the Ffos-y-Fran Intermediate Grants Scheme. The monument, which was origin… Content last updated: 18 May 2022

Former bakery reborn as hot new hotel and bistro

As well as growing a reputation for quality dining, Merthyr Tydfil is also making its name in the luxury accommodation sector, with work progressing on a new boutique hotel due to open in the autumn. … Content last updated: 15 March 2022

Record Green Flags haul for Merthyr Tydfil’s parks and gardens

Merthyr Tydfil has been awarded a record number of Green Flags for Council and community-run parks and gardens, currently ranking it sixth in the table of 22 local authority areas across Wales. A tota… Content last updated: 29 July 2022

Hear ye, hear ye — Victorian extravaganza comes to Merthyr Tydfil town centre

Visitors and residents of Merthyr Tydfil can step back in time this month, as the town centre hosts a one-day Victorian takeover — for the whole family to enjoy. Running from 11am – 3pm on Thursday,… Content last updated: 08 December 2022

Council employability project makes finals of national awards

An innovative project supporting young people who have experienced barriers to employment has resulted in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council becoming a finalist in a national public sector awards p… Content last updated: 09 March 2023

‘Honorary Welshman’ Malcolm becomes Mayor for a second time

Cllr Malcolm Colbran has been elected Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil for the second time in three years after Covid-19 prevented him from carrying out the role fully in 2021-22. At the Council’s Annual Gener… Content last updated: 06 June 2023

Merthyr Tydfil’s first five-star holiday billing

A suite of luxury holiday self-catering cottages has become the first Merthyr Tydfil accommodation to be awarded a coveted five stars by Visit Wales. The Pencerrig Collection, which comprises seven ho… Content last updated: 16 June 2023

Derelict site to become modern hub for Merthyr Tydfil businesses

A trio of Merthyr Tydfil businessmen have formed a new company to develop a ‘problem’ brownfield site into the county borough’s latest business park. The area of land at on Pant Industrial Estate, Dow… Content last updated: 18 July 2023

Leader’s Statement on Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Community Centre

At a meeting of Full Council on Wednesday 20th March 2024, Council Leader Geraint Thomas gave the following update to all Members:“Between 1988 and 30th March 2015 Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Community… Content last updated: 21 March 2024