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On Sunday, May 4th, 2025, Merthyr Town Football Club will host a unique charity football match that combines entertainment, humour, and a serious cause, raising awareness for the mental health crisis…

- An administrative error after the 5 March 2025 Full Council Meeting led to the wrong video being uploaded. It was corrected promptly with the full recording made available on 10 March 2025. (Availa…

On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, pupils from Gwaunfarren Primary School, held a special screening of their youth-made animation, Dai’s Dilemma. The event was a fantastic way for the young animators to celeb…

A landmark event celebrating the success and achievements of Community Focused Schools (CFS) brought together partners from across Wales. Held at the Orbit Centre on March 14, the conference spotlight…

Merthyr Tydfil, March 2025 – In an exciting and inspiring event held to mark International Women’s Day, 100 Year 8 learners from across the Borough were treated to a day filled with empowerment, motiv…
Huge success for MTCBC at recent iESE Awards
13 Mar 2025

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s Housing and Regeneration Employability Team and People and Performance’s Children’s Services Team recently won the Bronze prize for the Community and Customer F…

Merthyr Tydfil Youth Service has become the latest organisation to be formally recognised for the quality of their provision, receiving the highly acclaimed Quality Mark for Youth Work (QMYW) in Wales…

As part of the events and activities to celebrate Cyfarthfa200 – the bicentenary of Cyfarthfa Castle – the 2025 Merthyr Half Marathon route will come through Cyfarthfa Park and past the iconic Cyfarth…
Spring into action & clean up Merthyr Tydfil!
12 Mar 2025

Communities in Merthyr Tydfil are being urged to join Spring Clean Cymru 2025 and help pick up the litter that blights our local environment. We are working with environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy…
Rhydycar West Planning Application Update
12 Mar 2025

Today, the Planning, Regulatory and Licensing committee met to discuss the proposed Rhydycar West Development in Merthyr Tydfil. The recommendation within the report was to refuse the application. At…