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The Latest Breaking News from Merthyr

Former pub in Merthyr Tydfil to reopen as a family-run Caribbean restaurant

It's the second restaurant opened by the family, who also have a branch in Tenby

Wales Online

Independent and Labour councillors in Merthyr Tydfil clash over funding settlement

The independent cabinet member said UK Government had thrown the economy off a cliff but that Welsh Government had turned its back on the Valleys but Labour councillors said the responsibility lies with UK Government

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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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

E4 Celebs Go Dating star Liam Reardon tells date Cornwall is in Wales

The Love Island 2021 winner from Merthyr is currently appearing in another reality television show Celebs go Dating

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

Tributes to well-known Merthyr footballer and musician who will be 'sorely missed'

Ceri Collins, 39, had been involved with Merthyr Town Football Club for more than 20 years

Wales Online

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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."

Wales Online

Local residents fail to halt 121-home development in Merthyr

The council's planning committee approved the application for 121 houses on land off Elm Tree Grove in Twynyrodyn

Wales Online

Work costing £5m to re-open Merthyr Tydfil swimming pool set to start by end of the year

A council bid for funding from Welsh Government towards the costs of the leisure centre works along with the creation of a skate park has been successful

Wales Online

The huge loud bang that woke up everyone in Merthyr

One resident thought his house might have fallen down

Wales Online

Merthyr bar wants to hold 'gentlemen's evening with exotic dancer' finishing at 4am and police are totally opposed

Police and the council’s environmental health department are both unhappy with the plans and force officers also suspect the bar has already breached its licensing hours

Wales Online

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

Daily Mirror

I asked people on the streets how they're coping and was met with terrified voices

'We’re just about paying the bills, we’ve got nothing left - I’ve got nothing left'

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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

Love Island winner Liam Reardon's 'special' family home in Merthyr is up for sale and it's absolutely stunning

The five-bedroom property also boasts three stables, a home gym and a swimming pool

Wales Online

Plans put forward for Merthyr coal mine to keep operating for a further nine months to help steel industry and with the security of energy supply

The operators of Ffos y Fran coal mine want to keep mining there until June 2023 and extend the deadline to finish the restoration scheme until September 2025

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

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New Merthyr venue granted licence for alcohol, music and sports events

The licensing committee decision was made after a meeting on September 1

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Supermarkets criticised for charging more for petrol in the Valleys than Cardiff

'It does feel as though parts of the Valleys are getting a raw deal'

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

Birmingham Post

The entrepreneur looking to create a chain of Italian restaurants across Wales

Andreas Christou is opening a fourth Casa Bianca restaurant in Merthyr Tydfil in September

Wales Online

New Merthyr venue sees plans for bar, restaurant and arts centre take step forward

Clwb Crown is applying for a new premises licence which would also cover live and recorded music and the sale of alcohol

Wales Online

Love Island 2021 winners Liam Reardon and Millie Court announce split

Merthyr-born Liam Reardon and Millie Court, from Essex, have parted ways a year after winning the show

Wales Online

The cost of school meals in Merthyr Tydfil will be frozen again next year

Cabinet also discussed the roll out of the free school meals scheme from Welsh Government

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