A COMFORTABLE victory for Merthyr on a day when all of their closest challengers dropped points puts the Welsh club in the box seat in terms of promotion from the Western League First Division.

The Hoover plant in Merthyr Tydfil closed in 2009 One of the most high-profile former industrial sites in south Wales could be bought by the Welsh Government, BBC Wales understands.

The UK's largest - and now last - opencast coal mine at Ffos-y-Fran has a long and controversial history, and its closure is also turning into a drawn-out saga.

A Merthyr church has become a modern, community space thanks to a £5,000 grant from mining firm Miller Argent. The 150-year-old Hope Church, on High Street, Merthyr, which was built as a Hope ...

Rent in Merthyr Tydfil rose 11% over the past year, new figures show. It comes as campaign group Generation Rent said rent caps must be introduced to stop people being "priced out of our homes".

Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones is making a TV tribute to Merthyr Tydfil with fellow comedy actor Steve Speirs. Speirs – star of the Welsh sitcom The Tuckers and known for playing Richard Burbage in ...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a tabby cat was found dumped in a taped up box in Merthyr Tydfil. The cat was discovered on Tuesday (July 26) by a dog owner who contacted the animal ...

Ceirion Galliers, from Abercanaid in Merthyr Tydfil, died after being struck by a car on the A4060 between Pentrebach and Mountain Hare at around 10.40pm on Saturday 22 July.

Letting a huge mine keep digging months after planning permission ran out is potentially unlawful and sets a terrible precedent, lawyers have said. An enforcement notice giving Ffos-y-Fran ...