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Huge response to tunnel reopening survey
02 Apr 2020
A consultation exercise asking Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf residents if they would like to see the reopening of the Abernant Tunnel has had a massive response. Almost 800 people completed the…
Education Minister Kirsty Williams has today (Saturday, March 28) called on school staff to do what they can to keep schools open for NHS staff and carers during the two weeks that should have bee…
Proof of residency required at HWRC sites
23 Mar 2020
Merthyr Tydfil residents going to household waste and recycling centres are to be asked for proof of their residency following a significant recent increase in usage by people from neighbouring local…
The younger generation must be our focus if the plans for transforming Merthyr Tydfil’s Cyfarthfa Heritage Area are to succeed. That is the message - from the team of consultants working on developing…
From this April, foster carers approved to receive a fee for their fostering by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council will get a 50% incentive payment towards their annual Council Tax bill. The incent…
After months of extensive earthworks and ground preparation, Merthyr Tydfil’s new bus station is taking shape with a start on the erection of the building’s structural steel frame. Main contractor Mor…
A partnership between one of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s employability programmes and the company building the town’s new bus station has resulted in four long-term unemployed people findi…
Bethan Horley-Davies a resident of Gurnos who paid men to take away waste that was later fly tipped near the former Cyfarthfa Iron Works has been prosecuted for a Duty of Care Offence. Council Officer…
An Australian environmentalist has been appointed to oversee the ambitious restoration of land and waterways surrounding one of Merthyr Tydfil’s most picturesque green spaces. Rachel Morton has been a…
Woman from Trelewis fined £400 for fly-tipping
03 Mar 2020
Thanks to the vigilance of a local resident, a woman from Trelewis has been fined £400 for fly tipping. A Fixed penalty notice was issued following an investigation into a fly tipping incident at Oak…
