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Heritage impact assessment sought before decisions on Blaenavon car park machine proposals

MORE details on the impact plans for car parking meters and the associated...

South Wales

Major fire engulfs office building as crews battle blaze

Road closures in place and residents warned to keep windows shut as thick smoke...

Merthyr Tydfil

Welsh Water wins approval for anti-social behaviour deterrent fence

PLANS to build a new fence which is set to deter anti-social behaviour in a...

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South Wales

Heritage impact assessment sought before decisions on Blaenavon car park machine proposals

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Welsh Water wins approval for anti-social behaviour deterrent fence

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Plans submitted for 24-hour Burger King drive-through at Merthyr retail park

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Merthyr Tydfil Council considers removing town centre footpath after regeneration works

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Appeal over farm development near Merthyr Tydfil dismissed

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Councillors to decide on revised fence plans in Troedyrhiw

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Merthyr primary school praised for ‘welcoming and inclusive’ ethos, report finds

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New bakery and coffee shop proposed in Treharris

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Politics

Bannau Brycheiniog members seek clarity on parking charge proposals

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Councillor David Isaac elected new mayor of Merthyr Tydfil

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Cabinet backs plans to restore 30mph speed limits on four Merthyr roads

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South Wales

Plans lodged for nine business units at farm near Crickhowell

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Merthyr Tydfil Council plans tougher parking restrictions outside primary school

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Council set to debate return of 30mph limits on key Merthyr Tydfil routes

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South Wales

Plaid Cymru dominates Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr as Reform makes breakthrough in Senedd vote

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Politics

South Wales

Heritage impact assessment sought before decisions on Blaenavon car park machine proposals

2 Min Read

Welsh Water wins approval for anti-social behaviour deterrent fence

4 Min Read

Plans submitted for 24-hour Burger King drive-through at Merthyr retail park

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Merthyr Tydfil Council considers removing town centre footpath after regeneration works

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Appeal over farm development near Merthyr Tydfil dismissed

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Councillors to decide on revised fence plans in Troedyrhiw

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New bakery and coffee shop proposed in Treharris

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Politics

Bannau Brycheiniog members seek clarity on parking charge proposals

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Councillor David Isaac elected new mayor of Merthyr Tydfil

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Cabinet backs plans to restore 30mph speed limits on four Merthyr roads

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Crime

Man jailed for 15 years over child sex abuse carried out between 1989 and 1991

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South Wales

Police visit businesses for child exploitation operation

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Drug dealer offered customer a “free fat one” after cocaine complaint

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North Wales

Sam Rowlands MS expresses concern over freight crime in Wales

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18-year-old teen from Cwmbran sentenced for researching how to plan a terrorist attack

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Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda man sentenced after Shetland found with four overgrown hooves

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Three men jailed for 75 years after brutal kidnap and stabbing

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Merthyr Tydfil councillors raise alarm over town centre crime and anti-social behaviour

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Vale of Glamorgan

Neighbourhood Policing knife awareness event in Penarth for South Wales Safer Streets Summer Initiative

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South Wales

South Wales Police experience over 800 data breaches since 2022 as the force pays compensation claims

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Entertinment

Denbighshire

Royal wedding ring brand launches lab-grown diamonds

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Merthyr Tydfil set to delay return of football pitch fees over fears clubs could fold

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Cardiff

New bilingual comedy play explores life, death and the great unknown

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Rhydycar West ski resort development approved

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Decision date set for Rhydycar West ski resort development in Merthyr Tydfil

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Community

National Music Service bringing festive cheer and communities together

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Rhydycar West ski resort plans handed back to council for final decision

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Merthyr Tydfil libraries show clear improvement after previous funding and staffing concerns

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Work starts on new Aberfan 3G sports pitch before Christmas

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New playground proposed for former Merthyr Tydfil bus station site

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Health

Merthyr Tydfil man with rare neurological disorder takes on multi-marathon challenge

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Health

Women’s health hubs in every part of Wales

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Fears over end-of-life care as Valleys hospital unit faces possible closure

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South Wales

Concerns raised as specialist end of life unit in Mountain Ash faces potential closure

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South Wales

Health visitors in Wales to strike over unfair pay

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Health

NHS Wales mental health staff share festive wellbeing tips

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Specsavers Merthyr Tydfil wins Multiple Practice of the Year at Optometry Wales Awards

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Health

Compulsory housing for birds as Wales faces high avian flu risk

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Health

AI pioneers faster dementia diagnosis in UK first

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Health Secretary dismisses Trump’s claims linking paracetamol to autism

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Education

Merthyr Synagogue saved with nearly £4 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

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Education

Family double as father and son win Cambrian Training Company awards

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Merthyr primary school praised for ‘welcoming and inclusive’ ethos, report finds

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Mid Wales

Talgarth classroom conversion refused over loss of employment space

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Treharris Library reopens after five-year refurbishment

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Newport

Flying Start childcare available to all two-year-olds in Newport as wider programme marks 20th anniversary

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West Wales

From potential to progress: Why Skills Competition Wales matters at UWTSD

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Community

National Music Service bringing festive cheer and communities together

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Merthyr Tydfil libraries show clear improvement after previous funding and staffing concerns

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All two-year-olds in Merthyr Tydfil can now receive free Flying Start childcare

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Farming

Kepak backs sustainable grassland systems at Royal Welsh Grassland Event

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featured

Welsh farmers hit by Reeves’s tax raid

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Farming

Insurance expert calls on the public to stay safe and support Welsh farmers

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Ceredigion

Police ask farmers not to bring tractors to Cardiff Bay protest

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Farming

RWAS Rural Leadership Programme application window now open

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Farming

Farmers’ confidence in Welsh Government at rock bottom

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Farming

Farmers protest as Drakeford arrives to open engineering centre

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Farming

Welsh Government urged to safeguard next generation of farmers

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Farming

Horticulture Development Scheme grant helps Welsh growers become more efficient

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Farming

Keeping farmers farming

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Business

Apprenticeships pivotal to meat company’s success in Merthyr Tydfil

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Kepak backs sustainable grassland systems at Royal Welsh Grassland Event

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South Wales

£134m unlocked for South East Wales as Cardiff Capital Region passes UK Gateway Review

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Denbighshire

Royal wedding ring brand launches lab-grown diamonds

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South Wales

Footballers enjoy their perfect match with iRG

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Business

IoD Wales celebrates Wales’ top leaders at Director of the Year Awards 2026

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News

Wingstop UKI marks third site in Wales with Merthyr Tydfil opening

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Welsh business IR Energy celebrates major success at Energy Efficiency Awards

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South Wales

Police visit businesses for child exploitation operation

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Breathing fire into regeneration: Dôl-y-Ddraig leads the way

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Sport

South Wales

Footballers enjoy their perfect match with iRG

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Sport

Bellamy relishes elite challenge as Cymru return to League A in Nations League

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Sport

Rees-Zammit handed full-back role for Wales’ Six Nations opener

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Merthyr Tydfil set to delay return of football pitch fees over fears clubs could fold

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Cymru in talks with Ghana over pre-World Cup friendly

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Sport

Wales 2022-capped prop answers SOS, Dewi Lake highlights intensity of England clash

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Sport

What Six Nations rivals make of struggling Wales

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Sport

Wales prop Keiron Assiratti to miss Six Nations with calf injury

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Sport

Tandy names first Wales Six Nations squad with Francis return and Hamer-Webb surprise

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Rhydycar West ski resort development approved

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Community

Merthyr Synagogue saved with nearly £4 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

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Merthyr Tydfil school wins historic back-to-back animation award

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Ty Alarch awarded highest possible ratings across all areas by Care Inspectorate Wales

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Community

Communities across Wales celebrate ‘Journeys for All’ during Community Rail Week 2026

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Community

40 new cycle hangars successfully installed in Wales

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South Wales

Major fire engulfs office building as crews battle blaze

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Powys

Lib Dems Call for direct Cardiff bus route to be reinstated

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Charity

Persimmon Charitable Foundation applications open for three £50,000 donations

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South Wales

Footballers enjoy their perfect match with iRG

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Merthyr Tydfil man with rare neurological disorder takes on multi-marathon challenge

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