The southern coalfield was disturbed by the Scotch Cattle unrest of the 1820s, the Merthyr Rising of 1831 and the Chartist upheavals of 1839. Such communities presented life threatening risks ...

More people in Merthyr Tydfil were at risk of losing their house after ... much of the attention has turned away from the cost-of-living pressures people face. "But across the country, rising mortgage ...

WELSH trade union members and politicians joined descendants of Dic Penderyn yesterday to commemorate the execution of Wales’s first trade union martyr and the events leading up to the Merthyr Rising.

The work to fill in a 40ft sinkhole outside homes in Merthyr Tydfil has been captured from the air by Wales Online photographer Jonathan Myers. The first residents have now moved back into their ...

Merthyr Town was reborn after the liquidation of Merthyr Tydfil FC in 2010 Welsh football bosses have offered Merthyr Town a deal worth up to £6m to join Wales' top domestic league. The Football ...