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The Latest Breaking News from Merthyr Tydfil

Residents can go home for Christmas after huge 60ft-deep sinkhole opened up on street

Residents of Nant Morlais, in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, feared they would lose their homes

The Independent UK

Welsh residents displaced by sinkhole fear they may not return by Christmas

Further cracks appear in street as hole that opened up in village in Merthyr Tydfil continues to expand

The Guardian - UK

‘Frightening’ sinkhole which forced residents from their homes continues to grow

The pit in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, has continued to expand, with further cracks appearing in the road surface, council leader Brent Carter has said.

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Residents forced from homes by giant sinkhole may not be able to return by Christmas

‘Frightening’ sinkhole in Merthyr Tydfil – estimated by one resident to be 60ft deep – ‘seems to be getting bigger’, council leader warns

The Independent UK

Huge 60ft-deep sinkhole opens up in quiet residential cul-de-sac

Around 30 homes on the estate have been evacuated after the sinkhole opened up in Pant in Merthyr Tydfil on Sunday

The Independent UK

Man who shared indecent images with Huw Edwards named as Alex Williams

Williams, 25, of Merthyr Tydfil, was given 12-month suspended jail term for possessing and distributing indecent images, including of children

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Reform UK plans ‘don’t add up’ and costings are out ‘by tens of billions of pounds per year’, says IFS – as it happened

As Nigel Farage launches party’s manifesto, Institute for Fiscal Studies says ‘the package as a whole is problematic’

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Father who saw toddler daughter killed by runaway Range Rover fighting to close legal loophole

Pearl Black was holding her father’s hand as they walked to a park in Merthyr Tydfil when a garden wall collapsed on her

The Independent UK

Left-leaning Labour MP seeks independent review of selection contest

Beth Winter has said the way in which the party chose its candidate for the Welsh seat of Merthyr Tydfil and Upper Cynon was ‘flawed’.

The Independent UK

Son threatens to put mum's head through mirror because she wouldn't let him use the car

Connor Webber, 26, of Merthyr Tydfil, smashed a window at his mother's house and told her "This will be your f****** head"

Wales Online

I tried Home Bargains' new in-store bakery and their bargain sausage rolls, pastries and doughnuts are as good as Lidl or Greggs

The Home Bargains bakery in Merthyr Tydfil opened in 2023

Wales Online

School meal prices set to stay the same in Merthyr Tydfil in September

Cabinet will be asked to approve a freeze in prices with free primary school meals set to be introduced in April

Wales Online

Woman rescued from car after Merthyr crash

Police say the circumstances surrounding the collision remain under investigation

Wales Online

Welsh Government's delay in stopping mining at Ffos-y-Fran may be 'unlawful'

Barristers for climate activists have argued that the Welsh Government and Merthyr Tydfil Council could have intervened sooner

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'Faecal incident' closes Merthyr Tydfil's only open public swimming pool

Aberfan and Merthyr Vale pool will be closed until Friday, June 16

The Guardian - UK

Leftwingers cry foul as Labour rivals battle for selection in new seats

MP condemns ‘undemocratic’ process as Starmer’s shadow ministers take on junior colleagues after redrawing of boundaries

Wales Online

Cynon Valley MP Beth Winter hits out angrily after losing selection contest

Beth Winter is set to lose her place in Parliament at the next election

Wales Online

Labour councillor alleged by restaurant owner to have abused staff and failed to pay bill is investigated by his local party

The restaurant owner wrote a former complaint to the leader of the Merthyr Tydfil Labour Group over the alleged conduct of Councillor Gareth Lewis

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Jobs at Aldi, Tesco, Lidl and more as hundreds of supermarket roles advertised

Some are offering salaries of more than £62,000

Daily Mirror

Teacher planned funeral knowing she wouldn't make it as hundreds turn out in bucket hats

Bethannie Booth, from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, died surrounded by her family on March 31 after being placed in an induced coma when she developed sepsis following a Strep A infection.

Wales Online

Persimmon has bought land in Merthyr Tydfil where it's set to build 121 homes

It will include a mix of homes from one to five-bed properties

Wales Online

People who stayed in hotel for homeless claim it isn't fit for purpose

One man claimed he had to go to Tesco to go to the toilet because there was no seat on the loo

Daily Mirror

Prince William's sweet remark to journalist after injury on Wales abseiling trip

Prince William and Kate braved wind and rain during an action-packed trip near Merthyr Tydfil on Thursday, wearing hiking gear and taking part in medical support exercises

Wales Online

Residents pouring prosecco after massive Ffos-y-Fran coal mine near their homes is finally ordered to close

Overjoyed residents are celebrating the decision which they say is a 'massive relief'

Wales Online

Kate Middleton sports £8 earrings from Accessorize to abseil down cliff in Wales

The Prince and Princess of Wales are on a royal engagement near Merthyr Tydfil

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