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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…
Nant Morlais Sinkhole update 3.12.24
03 Dec 2024

Engineers are working on a solution to stabilise the hole as quickly as possible. Emergency works yesterday and today have included: Forming a dam on Nant Morlais stream so we can install pumps to ov…
Nant Morlais Sinkhole update 2.12.24
02 Dec 2024

An update on the Nant Morlais sinkhole from Councillor Brent Carter, Leader of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council:“Our priority today is to stop the flow of water going into the culvert so that our…
Storm Bert: Live Updates
24 Nov 2024

Emergency Phone Line01685 384489. Road ClosuresWe kindly ask that residents avoid Cardiff Road in Quakers Yard as it remains closed. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated as we work to ensure the sa…

Recently, a National Lottery Heritage Fund financed 70-foot mural was unveiled at the Treharris Boys & Girls Club. The mural celebrated local heritage and depicts community-nominated characters an…

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is proud to support the European Week for Waste and Reduction (EWWR) which is a campaign encouraging us to reduce, reuse and recycle as much of the waste we produ…

On Carers Rights Day, Welsh councils are calling for urgent increases in funding to ensure councils can provide the necessary support for unpaid carers.Councils support carers through the provision of…
World Childrens Day 2024
20 Nov 2024

Children's rights are at the heart of everything we do. We have a long history of supporting and upholding children’s rights in Wales. One hundred years on from the Declaration of the Rights of the Ch…
Residents urged to report fraud
20 Nov 2024

This week is International Fraud Awareness Week, so we’re shining a spotlight on fraud. Although often hidden, fraud is the most pervasive and evolving crime in society today and the challenge it pres…

Access to NHS dental care in Wales is in crisis. One-third of people we heard from were unable to find a dentist or were stuck on lengthy waiting lists. Children, older adults, disabled people, and lo…