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Living in the noise, dust and pollution of the UK's largest open coal mine at Ffos-y-Fran, Merthyr Tydfil

"Everything was black. We were constantly cleaning... We couldn't open the windows. The noise would penetrate the house... the noise of the diggers is just horrendous. There's no sleeping with it."

Wales Online

Grandad, 79, forced to wait 15 hours on urine-soaked floor for an ambulance after fall

Keith Morris, from Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales , had visited the hospital just the day before the fall, complaining of balance issues but was discharged

Daily Mirror

More than 100 new homes set to be approved for controversial Merthyr Tydfil site

Objectors claim the development will add traffic congestion and see the loss of the only green space left in the area

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Police seize cars and make arrest in Welsh town plagued by joyriders

The work followed reports of 'serious and concerning incidents' in Merthyr Tydfil

Wales Online

The latest on how plans to bring key empty Merthyr Tydfil buildings back to life are going

A report to the regeneration and public protection committee also gives an update on the council's targets for bringing empty homes back into house

Wales Online

South Wales police inspector accused of assaulting ‘vulnerable’ boy

Dean Gittoes denies using excessive force to detain 16-year-old filming outside Merthyr Tydfil police station

The Guardian - UK

Dad handed devastating diagnosis after medics fail to identify brain tumour for 12 years

After years of suffering with pain, Ben Jones, from Merthyr Tydfil, began to have up to 30 seizures per day which led him to the decision to seek further medical help again this year

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Dad-of-three diagnosed with brain tumour he says doctors missed for 12 years

Ben Jones, 37, said that doctors at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil failed to spot his tumour on multiple brain scans as far back as 2010

Wales Online

Labour calls for Merthyr playgrounds to be upgraded by 2027 - but plans are already in place

A notice of motion was put forward by Labour at the most recent full council meeting

Wales Online

Calls for more detail and costs on fly tipping, dog fouling and pest control ideas for Merthyr Tydfil

The opposition Labour group submitted a notice of motion proposing the council tackles fly tipping on private land, brings in a dog warden, introduces controls on dog fouling and scraps pest control costs

Wales Online

Independent and Labour councillors clash over proposal on future of Merthyr Tydfil leisure services

Councillors were debating a Labour notice of motion requesting a consultation on whether leisure services should be taken back under council control

Wales Online

The abandoned heart of the once-thriving Jewish community of Merthyr Tydfil that's being brought back to life

Since its official closure as a place of worship, Merthyr's former synagogue has largely remained derelict and vacant - but there are big plans for it on the horizon

Wales Online

The entrepreneur looking to create a chain of Italian restaurants across Wales

Andreas Christou is opening a fourth Casa Bianca restaurant in Merthyr Tydfil in September

Birmingham Post

Plans for a new hotel in Merthyr Tydfil have been approved

The hotel at Martin Evans House on Riverside Court just off Avenue De Clichy will have a bar and restaurant

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Plans for more than 100 new homes in Merthyr Tydfil are put on hold

The application for 121 houses in the Twynyrodyn area was deferred by the council's planning committee on Wednesday, August 24

Wales Online

All the Transport for Wales and other train services cancelled due to rail strikes

Only around 10% of Welsh services will run during the strikes

Wales Online

Train strikes this week and how they will impact services in Wales

People are being warned there will be disruption on the days before and after the two planned days of strikes

Wales Online

Train strikes mean most of Wales' rail network will be suspended

People are being warned there will be disruption on the days before and after the two planned days of strikes

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Mum and four children have all gone missing as cops launch appeal for help

Jemma, 33, was last seen in Merthyr Tydfil on Monday and has been reported missing along with her children Christopher, 11, Julian, nine, Maddison, seven, and Stephen, three

Wales Online

Mum and four children who went missing in Wales have been found

Jemma, 33, was last seen in Merthyr Tydfil on Monday

Daily Mirror

Horror footage shows drug-drive crash that killed dad, 21, and injured pregnant woman

Steven Rowe, 26, of Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, was jailed for eight years after causing the death of Robbie-Lee Selby as he overtook at 100mph on the A465 in Hirwaun, South Wales.

Wales Online

The powerful advice people in Wales gave to Boris Johnson after he announced his resignation

We went to Merthyr Tydfil to see what people in the town thought of Boris Johnson handing in his resignation as Prime Minister

Wales Online

The cost of school meals in Merthyr Tydfil will be frozen again next year

Cabinet also discussed the roll out of the free school meals scheme from Welsh Government

Wales Online

Historic synagogue fallen into disrepair to be redeveloped after huge investment

The building has been shut since 2004

Wales Online

Scheme to give thousands of people in Merthyr Tydfil free money to help with the cost of living approved

It depends what council tax band their house is in

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