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All council-run leisure centres will close at 14:00 GMT on Tuesday 24 December and Tuesday 31 December. Libraries across the county will close from 13:00 on Tuesday 24 December or as usual if due ...
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales. In 2022, it had an estimated population of 58,883, [ 2 ] making it the smallest local authority in Wales by population.
The parish of Merthyr Tydfil was governed by a local board from 1850 until 1894, when it was replaced by an urban district council. The urban district was incorporated as a borough in 1905, creating the first Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council. In 1908 it became a county borough, making it independent from Glamorgan County Council.
The post-1996 county borough is divided into 11 electoral wards returning 33 councillors to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. Most of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. [2] The following table lists council wards, numbers of councillors, associated communities and geographical areas:
The parish of Merthyr Tydfil was made a local board district in 1850, which became an urban district in 1894. [57] The urban district was made a municipal borough in 1905, with eight electoral wards. Merthyr Tydfil was granted county borough status in 1908, making it independent from Glamorgan County Council. [58]
Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Dref Merthyr Tudful) is a municipal building in the High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building .
About 30 homes on Nant Morlais in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, were evacuated 11 days ago [BBC] Some residents who live next to a huge sinkhole that opened up on a residential street have been allowed home.
But now, Merthyr Tydfil Council said the sinkhole has been filled in with stone following extensive temporary repair work. A statement read on Wednesday: "We are pleased to confirm that the void ...