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As part of BBC Wales's Merthyr season, Kiri Pritchard-McLean introduces four Welsh comedians performing live at Theatr Soar. Tonight's episode features Priya Hall, Ignacio Lopez, Owen Money and ...
Merthyr Tydfil's chimneys have been replaced with industrial estates, call centres and cutting edge military equipment. General Dynamics employs around 700 people on its armoured vehicle ...
Merthyr Tydfil's chimneys have been replaced with industrial estates, call centres and cutting edge military equipment. General Dynamics employs around 700 people on its armoured vehicle ...
Merthyr has long been one of Labour's heartlands and has had a long history of political change and controversy. It returned the first Labour MP in a Welsh constituency, Keir Hardie, in 1900.
Jeremy Corbyn held a rally in Merthyr Tydfil in 2016 as he fought off a challenge to his leadership of the Labour Party "Come check the streets where normal people live. "Kids are smoking, drugs ...
RESIDENTS in Merthyr Tydfil joined a show of solidarity with Palestinians at the weekend to mark Eid al-Adha. Campaigners wanted to mark the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza on what they said was ...
It’s been about eight months since Labour regained control of Merthyr Tydfil council for the first time since 2017. Following a by-election in Bedlinog and Trelewis, the previous independent ...
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 ...
On Saturday 22nd March Pontypridd RFC play Merthyr RFC at Sardis Road in the Admiral Premiership with a 2:30pm kick-off. We are now at the stage of the season where all matches are big in terms of ...
Plans to build the UK's longest ski slope in Merthyr Tydfil have been described as a "once in a lifetime" opportunity by councillors. The £300m Rhydycar West development would feature an indoor ...
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has confirmed the sinkhole in Nant Morlais has now been filled. Residents received the news on Wednesday and the council said it is working with contractors ...
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is seeking a design team for the transformation of Abernant Tunnel into a new active travel route [Deadline: 24 June 2024] The winning team selected for the ...