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Council could be fined by Welsh Government as only half people in the area recycle food waste
Merthyr Tydfil
The council needs to see a recycling rate of at least 64% this year and 70% next year if it is to avoid fines
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The fight for the future of a £2.5m building that owners can't afford to keep but council won't allow them to change
Local Government
The owners hoped residential use would make the building more attractive to prospective buyers
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Council staff targeted with 'upsetting' and 'personal' comments in social media groups
Local Government
A council scrutiny committee discussed some of the comments that had been made by anonymous social media accounts about staff
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People are desperate to have their swimming pool back after it was shut four years ago for repairs
Merthyr Tydfil
Community groups have had to go without their beloved Merthyr Tydfil leisure centre pool since 2019
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Housing approved on former Merthyr coal tip despite concerns
Merthyr Tydfil
The council's planning committee approved the Merthyr Valley Homes plans for 42 houses on land south of Swansea Road
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Free school transport consultation in Rhondda Cynon Taf to be extended
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The council is now giving residents more time to have their say on the proposals which could impact as many as 2,700 pupils
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Car park, school meal and leisure centre prices set to rise in RCT
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The council has set out its proposals for fees and charges next year which it says will bring in £452,000
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Council tax rise of 4.9% considered for residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The council has released its proposals to deal with a budget gap of nearly £26m
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The terrifying amount of debt each council in Wales is drowning in and how bad the situation is where you live
Local Government
The report showed the massive amount of debt owed by local authorities right across the UK
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Transformation of former Merthyr general hospital on hold for councillors to visit site
Local News
A previous application for 23 homes was approved in 2016 but wasn't implemented due to viability issues
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'Unprecedented measures' needed to balance council budget
Local News
Councillor Andrew Barry the deputy leader of Merthyr Tydfil Council laid out where the latest Welsh Government settlement leaves the authority
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How much council tax is set to go up by in every part of Wales
Politics
Some areas are seeing a rise of nearly 11%
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Welsh council 'facing highest budget gap in recent years' with impact to be seen on staff and services
Merthyr Tydfil
Following the Welsh Government provisional funding announcement, Merthyr Tydfil says it's facing a budget deficit of more than £13m for next year
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'Difficult decisions to be made' at Welsh council with £26m budget gap
Rhondda Cynon Taf
A council report gives the latest financial position of RCT after the Welsh Government's provisional settlement was announced last month
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The key sites and targets for development in RCT in the coming years
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The council is currently drawing up its new local development plan which will run up to 2037
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Council to start consultation over possibility of more than 100 job losses
Local Government
Councillors agreed to issue a section 188 letter which triggers the start of a 45-day consultation on how to make savings with redundancies one possibility
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Concerns raised over plan to turn B&B into 11-room HMO in Treforest
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The local county councillor and the town council have raised concerns about the plans
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Calls for proposals to close RCT's smallest school to be reconsidered
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The decision has been called in by three councillors who've raised concerns with the council's plans
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Huge solar farm planned near Llantrisant could power more than 2,000 homes
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The application for Rhiwfelin Fawr Farm is set to be considered by RCT's planning committee
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How some of the biggest projects and developments in Rhondda Cynon Taf are progressing
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Some of the big projects in RCT include new housing, new schools and a new hotel
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Council facing budget gap of £13m despite higher-than-expected funding increase
Local Government
The recent Welsh Government announcement on local government funding revealed a 3.4% increase for Merthyr Tydfil Council in 2024-25
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Changes to day services for the elderly in RCT confirmed
Local News
The move will see two day centres merge and services move from one in Tonyrefail to Pontypridd
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Work to start on huge solar farm which will power hospital
Local News
Some of the power generated by the six megawatt solar farm will go towards the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
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The difficult decisions weighing down council leader tasked with slashing £10m
Local Government
It will almost certainly result in a number of service cuts having to be made next year
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