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The Latest Breaking News from Merthyr Tydfil

Half of new Merthyr Tydfil Council cabinet are women for first time in history

The new cabinet has been revealed following Councillor Geraint Thomas' election as leader at the recent AGM

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Taxi fares in Merthyr Tydfil to go up after calls from the trade

Drivers say they need a significant increase in the price for a short journey

Wales Online

Independents to lead Merthyr Tydfil's split council amid warnings of instability from Labour

Councillor Geraint Thomas was elected leader of Merthyr Tydfil Council through the mayor's casting vote after the vote among councillors was split

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Dŵr Cymru poised to buy more than 100 acres of farmland in Merthyr and residents aren't happy

'I don't want to fight with anyone but this is a fight I'm willing to take. We can't afford to lose this land'

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There is a new leader of Merthyr Tydfil's independent group but who will run the council is yet to be confirmed

Geraint Thomas will take over the leadership of the independent group from Lisa Mytton

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Amazing footage shows a fireball meteor fly over parts of Wales

In Wales, sightings were shared on social media from people across the UK including in Merthyr Tydfil, Pembrokeshire and the Vale of Glamorgan

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'I was left waiting in A&E for 26 hours in horrific pain with only hard chairs to sleep on'

Julianne Williams, 54, said her experience of the emergency department at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil was 'nothing short of barbaric'

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Merthyr Tydfil local elections 2022: The full result as split council faces 'difficult conversations'

Independent councillors had the most votes five years ago

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Six-year-old loses ability to move and talk after doctors find slow-growing brain tumour

Lacey-Lee Kelly was likely to have suffered strokes had her family not pushed for her to be examined by professionals

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Merthyr Tydfil Council leader makes the case for an independent run authority ahead of elections

Lisa Mytton highlighted the council's positive financial position, regeneration programme and work in improving education

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Labour pledges to focus on education in Merthyr council election

Darren Roberts spoke about the six priorities that Labour have ahead of the May 5 vote

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Community independents leader says group will prioritise listening to residents in Merthyr Tydfil

Kevin O'Neill spoke about some of the progress the council has made and what needs to be done going forward

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Doctors and nurses are livid with Boris Johnson's law-breaking party - and attempts to compare them to him

A nurse from Merthyr Tydfil's petition calling for the Prime Minister to be sacked has more than 300,000 signatures

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Heroic A&E doctor drives third ambulance to Ukraine days after last one was shelled

Dr Aled Jones left Merthyr on Friday, April 8, and crossed the Ukrainian border on Sunday night

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This is what Labour is promising in Merthyr Tydfil ahead of May's council elections

Education, leisure services and fly-tipping feature in Merthyr Tydfil Labour's manifesto for the local elections

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Easter 2022 activities: The big events in Wales to make the most of the holiday

There are some cracking events across Wales for all the family this Easter

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Grieving families ordered to remove decorations from gravesides after second U-turn over crematorium rules

It is the second time the council has asked families to dismantle their displays at the crematorium

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Forgotten Welsh Lowry painting reappears after 60 years and sells for thousands

It sold for over double its minimum estimate price

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People living opposite unsafe building claim bits had been falling off for months

One woman who lives opposite the building in Merthyr Tydfil, and who had to stay in a hotel when there were fears it could topple, says pieces of masonry have been falling from the top of the building for months

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Formal Welsh Government support for Merthyr Tydfil council to end after more than two years

It was in response to concerns raised by Audit Wales

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Water treatment facility covering up to 100 acres set to be built in Merthyr Tydfil

The site is set to be developed on land north of Merthyr Tydfil and east of Trefechan

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Preferred site for new Catholic school in Merthyr Tydfil revealed

After several consultations the Bishop Hedley site will be recommended as the location for the new school

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Pitch fees for Merthyr Tydfil sports clubs scrapped until at least 2026

One councillor said the maintenance fees for those pitches was a deterrent from playing sport

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Councillors in Merthyr Tydfil have approved a 1% rise in council tax for next year

The budget and council tax level was agreed by cabinet and full council on Wednesday, March 2

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'Greedy' plans to end free parking in Tesco Merthyr cause uproar

'With a town already struggling, [I'm] not sure why you would impose measures to make it harder and more expensive'

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