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The Latest Breaking News from Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil Council facing budget gap of more than £11m

A report set to be considered by councillors lays out the stark position

Wales Online

Fortune smiles on driver after narrowly avoiding 80ft drop off bridge in Merthyr Tydfil

Motorist's vehicle becomes a crumpled mess following the collision, but at least lives to tell the tale

Wales Online

The major decisions taken by Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr councils since the elections

From education to the cost of living here's what both councils have been doing since the May elections

Wales Online

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Bus problems, taxi fare rises and new roads: The state of transport in the Valleys

From buses to taxis to new roads it's been a busy year on the transport front in the Valleys

Wales Online

Merthyr Tydfil exploring plans for large expansion of the railway station with a new platform

The council hopes to explore options on how to achieve the plan in February 2023

Wales Online

Delay in payments of fuel support scheme in Merthyr Tydfil criticised

The opposition Labour group has called on the independent led authority to speed up the delivery of the £200 payments in Merthyr Tydfil

Wales Online

Young entrepreneur opens new Italian restaurant in Merthyr Tydfil

Casa Bianca marks a new culunery chapter for the iconic Milbourne Chambers building

Wales Online

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Number of Welsh speakers fell over past decade, census data shows

The biggest increase of Welsh speakers was in Cardiff with the lowest number of speakers in Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent

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Two schools in Merthyr Tydfil put in special measures after inspection

Ty Dysgu pupil referral unit and Goetre Primary School in Gurnos were inspected in September

Wales Online

The areas of Wales where people feel most Welsh revealed in new Census data

The latest figures from the 2021 Census also highlight how Wales is losing its religion

Wales Online

Plans for a new multi-million pound school in Merthyr Tydfil

The new school would replace Goetre Primary School in Gurnos which the council said is in a poor state of repair

Wales Online

Plans for Merthyr Tydfil takeaway to open until 4am on weekends rejected

Peri Peri Chicken on Dynevor Street has applied for a new premises licence but the council's licensing committee has rejected it on the grounds of public safety and preventing crime and disorder

Wales Online

Customers of Merthyr Tydfil sofa company claim they haven't received goods despite paying thousands

Sofa World Wales said it has stopped trading and blamed economic problems

Wales Online

Living in the noise, dust and pollution of the UK's largest open coal mine at Ffos-y-Fran, Merthyr Tydfil

"Everything was black. We were constantly cleaning... We couldn't open the windows. The noise would penetrate the house... the noise of the diggers is just horrendous. There's no sleeping with it."

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Grandad, 79, forced to wait 15 hours on urine-soaked floor for an ambulance after fall

Keith Morris, from Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales , had visited the hospital just the day before the fall, complaining of balance issues but was discharged

Wales Online

More than 100 new homes set to be approved for controversial Merthyr Tydfil site

Objectors claim the development will add traffic congestion and see the loss of the only green space left in the area

Wales Online

Police seize cars and make arrest in Welsh town plagued by joyriders

The work followed reports of 'serious and concerning incidents' in Merthyr Tydfil

Wales Online

The latest on how plans to bring key empty Merthyr Tydfil buildings back to life are going

A report to the regeneration and public protection committee also gives an update on the council's targets for bringing empty homes back into house

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South Wales police inspector accused of assaulting ‘vulnerable’ boy

Dean Gittoes denies using excessive force to detain 16-year-old filming outside Merthyr Tydfil police station

Daily Mirror

Dad handed devastating diagnosis after medics fail to identify brain tumour for 12 years

After years of suffering with pain, Ben Jones, from Merthyr Tydfil, began to have up to 30 seizures per day which led him to the decision to seek further medical help again this year

Wales Online

Dad-of-three diagnosed with brain tumour he says doctors missed for 12 years

Ben Jones, 37, said that doctors at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil failed to spot his tumour on multiple brain scans as far back as 2010

Wales Online

Labour calls for Merthyr playgrounds to be upgraded by 2027 - but plans are already in place

A notice of motion was put forward by Labour at the most recent full council meeting

Wales Online

Calls for more detail and costs on fly tipping, dog fouling and pest control ideas for Merthyr Tydfil

The opposition Labour group submitted a notice of motion proposing the council tackles fly tipping on private land, brings in a dog warden, introduces controls on dog fouling and scraps pest control costs

Wales Online

Independent and Labour councillors clash over proposal on future of Merthyr Tydfil leisure services

Councillors were debating a Labour notice of motion requesting a consultation on whether leisure services should be taken back under council control

Wales Online

The abandoned heart of the once-thriving Jewish community of Merthyr Tydfil that's being brought back to life

Since its official closure as a place of worship, Merthyr's former synagogue has largely remained derelict and vacant - but there are big plans for it on the horizon

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