Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council14 Oct 2024Welsh councils plan cuts to plug £500m budget gapCuts to services loom as Welsh councils face a £500m budget gap.14 Oct 2024Wales22 May 2024Council bosses defend oversight of controversial mineCouncil bosses are doing "everything we can" to make sure the UK's largest opencast is restored.22 May 2024Wales16 May 2024Hoover to leave Merthyr Tydfil for goodThe business cut hundreds of jobs in the town in 2009 but has been part of the area since the 1940s.16 May 2024Wales24 Apr 2024Council refuses grilling on mine controversy roleNeither the firm behind the UK's largest opencast mine nor the council will appear at an inquiry.24 Apr 2024Wales22 Mar 2024Fears in Aberfan over centre built after disasterAberfan Community Centre was built in 1973 as a place "to heal and come together" after 1966 disaster.22 Mar 2024Wales15 Aug 2023UK's largest opencast coalmine gives closure dateFfos-y-Fran mine will close on November 30 with about 180 job losses.15 Aug 20235 Aug 2023Gas blast survivors describe their experienceLuke Cresswell says the first thing he heard after a gas explosion was his girlfriend screaming.5 Aug 2023Wales26 Apr 2023UK's largest opencast coalmine told it must shutPlans to extend the working life of the UK's largest opencast coalmine are turned down.26 Apr 2023Wales24 Apr 2023Homelessness: Plans for housing as demand spikesMerthyr Tydfil needs more housing for the homeless and is over-reliant on the temporary use of B&Bs.24 Apr 2023Wales
