BIZARRE: 4 - What They Never Told You

Customers of Merthyr Tydfil sofa company claim they haven't received goods despite paying thousands

Sofa World Wales said it has stopped trading and blamed economic problems

Wales Online · Nov 16, 2022

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 · Oct 23, 2022

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 · Oct 16, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Sep 19, 2022

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 · Sep 18, 2022

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 · Sep 14, 2022

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 · Sep 13, 2022

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 · Sep 12, 2022

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 · Sep 4, 2022

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 · Aug 30, 2022