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This week, Councillors of Merthyr Tydfil CBC received the draft budget proposals for the next financial year, 2024/2025. Based on funding from Welsh Government of £123.2m there is still a shortfall of…
New Haystack Café set to open in Merthyr Tydfil
20 Feb 2024
The Haystack Café, a Welsh farm-style café and coffee shop, is set to open its second venue in Merthyr Tydfil and will be based within the former Howfields Bakery building on the High Street. The owne…
Today, Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre hosted a free sports event, specifically aimed at promoting disability sport and inclusive opportunities across Merthyr Tydfil. The event was organised by Active M…
Welsh Music Day celebrated across Merthyr Tydfil
14 Feb 2024
‘Merthyr Forever’, our song written especially for the Borough, rang out across our social media channels on Friday February 9th. We really did 'join together as one’ for Welsh Music Day, as it was ce…
We have been advised by Allelys, the haulage company responsible for transporting the abnormal load vehicle, that the second of the transportations are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 20 February 2…
On the evening of Friday 26th January, pupils across Merthyr Tydfil attended the Cardiff Eisteddfod for an evening full of competitions, Welsh Language and culture. A total of 44 medals were awarded t…
Pantysgallog Primary has been working with UNICEF over the past five years, and has recently been awarded the prestigious Gold Award after working through the Bronze and Silver awards. The award is gr…
Local bus network information for April 2024
02 Feb 2024
The Welsh Government’s Bus Transition Fund, which supported bus services across Wales during and since the pandemic, comes to an end on 31st March 2024. Bus patronage levels are still nowhere near pre…
The Trading Standards Service at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council recently prevented the sale of age restricted goods to a child. There is currently considerable concern over young people accessi…
A charter is being launched today to help improve accessibility of the benefits system and encourage eligible residents to claim vital support. The Welsh Benefits Charter has been co-designed by a ran…