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A landmark Merthyr Tydfil building is to be converted and its site extended into an ‘exciting’ development providing 70 much-needed homes. The former St Tydfil’s Hospital site in Upper Thomas Street w…
New bus station main contractor Morgan Sindall has filmed footage using a drone to show how close to being completed the building is. The video shows how much progress has been made at the site, even…
The Leader of the Council found out this morning what it’s like for pupils to be educated online when she sat in on a live lesson for one of our primary schools. Cllr Lisa Mytton, who is also Cabinet…
A young team of budding politicians has convinced the Council to install a water bottle filling machine in Merthyr Tydfil’s new bus station after pitching their idea in an online presentation. Seven m…
Cllr Lisa Mytton takes the reins
21 Jan 2021
The County Borough Council’s longest-serving elected female member Cllr Lisa Mytton has also become the new Leader of Merthyr Tydfil CBC. At a Special Council meeting held last night (20 January), a u…
The Council is installing permanent bollards in Merthyr Tydfil town centre to combat the increasing problem of vehicles using pedestrianised sections and causing a danger to shoppers. There will be 31…
Public Health Wales (PHW) has issued important information for employers regarding staff who test positive for coronavirus. It follows reports that a high number of employers are requesting a negative…
Merthyr Tydfil businesses have responded quickly to an appeal to apply for grants to help their Covid-19 recovery, impressing Council officers with innovative expansion plan ideas. In just three days…
Plans to transform Merthyr Tydfil’s Cyfarthfa Castle into an international quality museum set in an expanded 100-hectare public park, could draw more than half a million visitors each year and “energi…
Hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses across Merthyr Tydfil are being urged to act quickly to apply for grants of up to £20,000 to help them bounce back from Covid-19. Pubs, restaurants, cafés,…