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Community Collaboration Brings Play Pod Chwarae to Merthyr
Through a collaboration between Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s Play Department and EggSeeds, a community development and outdoor education company Play Pod Chwarae has been developed through… Content last updated: 25 March 2026
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Health and safety at work - investigation
The Authority has a duty to enforce the relevant safety regulations to prevent accidents and ill health amongst the many workers and customers within the Borough. The various premises include retail o… Content last updated: 04 October 2018
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Energy Efficiency Advice and Assessment
SAP and SBEM SAP is the governments Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) for energy relating of dwellings. SAP 2005 is adopted as part of the UK national methodology for calculation of the energy perfo… Content last updated: 08 November 2023
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The role of a Councillor
There are 30 local Councillors and 11 Electoral Wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. Local Councillors are elected at Local Government Elections and they support the needs of people livin… Content last updated: 12 November 2024
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Council officials meet with SWTRA to address noise complaints
MTCBC’s Environmental Health officers, South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA) representatives and ward councillors for Penydarren and Dowlais met via Microsoft Teams last week to discuss concerns raise… Content last updated: 11 May 2021
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Road closed overnight for resurfacing work
Lower Court Street will be closed overnight next weekend for work to complete the new pedestrian crossing between High Street car park and the ‘fountain shops’. The temporary closure will take place b… Content last updated: 28 March 2022
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National Lottery Heritage Fund backs Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue/Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre Project
It has just been announced that the Foundation for Jewish Heritage has been successful in its funding submission to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) & Welsh Government’s Transforming Town… Content last updated: 05 July 2022
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Statement RE bus services in Merthyr Tydfil
Further to recent statements made by Dawn Bowden MS regarding bus services in Merthyr Tydfil, we would like to remind residents that the vast majority of the local bus service network is run purely on… Content last updated: 01 August 2022
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Christmas music and merriment at Treharris lights switch-on
The annual Christmas fair and lights switch-on is returning to Treharris town centre on Friday 2 December. A host of seasonal activities at Treharris Square will include a performance by local acousti… Content last updated: 17 November 2022
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Additional bus service announcement
The Council has successfully applied for additional Bus Network Funding from Welsh Government and the Cardiff Capital Region to support additional services on two of its key local routes. From Monday… Content last updated: 18 July 2024
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Online support service targets mental health toll of financial hardship
NHS Wales is partnering with foodbanks to help combat the mental health impacts of the cost-of-living crisis. SilverCloud® Wales, an online platform providing guided, self-help support based on cognit… Content last updated: 03 December 2024
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Update on Pontsticill
Following Storm Bert, we experienced two landslips located in Ponsticill. In addition to the slips, we had a void open up in Nant Morlais, Pant and had no choice but to redirect our resources to this… Content last updated: 19 December 2024
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Planning application submitted for Lower High Street improvements
The developments are part of the Town Centre Masterplan to improve the connectivity between Merthyr Tydfil’s rail and bus stations, creating a more modern and convenient transport hub that links direc… Content last updated: 12 February 2025
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Residents urged to report off-road vehicles
Residents of Merthyr Tydfil are being urged to report off-road vehicles in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is working in partnership with South Wale… Content last updated: 14 July 2025
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Builders Skips on the Highways
Skip permit - Apply for a permit To deposit a skip/container on the public highway, you need a permit from the local authority. No person or company may deposit a skip/container on the highway without… Content last updated: 07 July 2025
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Disabled Parking Bays
Anyone with a Blue Badge can use a Disabled Persons parking bay Disabled Persons Parking Bay Locations Castle Car Park Castle Multi Storey Car Park St Tydfil Car Park River Taff Car Park Pontmorlais… Content last updated: 23 September 2022
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Nature Reserves
There are several Nature Reserves and related protected nature conservation areas owned, operated and managed by a range of organisations across the County Borough containing a range of different habi… Content last updated: 31 October 2019