39 h. ago Domino's wants to be able to sell food until 5am in Merthyr Tydfil and some people aren't impressed

Local councillors have raised some concerns about the licensing application for the store in Court Street, fearing locals will be disturbed by noise

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44 h. ago Militarily cosying up to Trump in Yemen cannot end well for the UK | Paul Rogers

US foreign policy is turning it into a global pariah – yet Labour’s strike on the Houthis represents a new level of supportPaul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford UniversityThis week’s RAF attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen was the first to be approved by the Labour government. It joined a major US military operation that started in March and has involved 45 days of airstrikes. Operation Rough Rider is a demonstration by the Trump administration that it will prosecute a vigorous war that is more intense than under Joe Biden, and has, according to the US, already seen more than 1,000 targets hit.The RAF operation reportedly targeted a plant manufacturing armed drones used in Houthi attacks on shipping transiting the Red Sea, and demonstrated that Keir Starmer has decided to be Donald Trump’s closest military ally.Paul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University Continue reading...

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3 d. ago South Ayrshire Council face calls for independent inquiry into contract awards as fallout from Martin Dowey row continues

Two local Labour MPs have joined forces to demand an outside probe into how South Ayrshire Council have been doing business.

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5 d. ago How much room is left in Merthyr Tydfil's cemeteries and when will they run out of space?

A council committee report has highlighted the current capacity of the county borough's five cemeteries when it comes to burials

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1 week ago Action group plans to take coal firm to court over restoration of Merthyr Tydfil Ffos y Fran opencast site

The group alleges the company is not honouring its original restoration promise

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2 w. ago UK set to launch £1,000,000,000 Tube line which will span 105 miles

Dubbed the 'Welsh Tube', the ambitious project will stretch a staggering 105 miles (170km), linking the capital Cardiff with outlying towns including Merthyr Tydfil, Treherbert and Aberdare.

Economics

3 w. ago Members of crime gang involved in £72m cocaine conspiracy ordered to pay £2,500

Lloyd Jones, 30, and Jason Flannigan, 47, were members of the Merthyr Tydfil based enterprise which involved drug dealing on an almost industrial scale.

Economics

3 w. ago VE Day parade to go ahead after councillor suggested it would be ‘elitist’

Dacorum Borough Council cabinet member Caroline Smith-Wright had told a meeting on April 2 that there were no plans for a parade.

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3 w. ago Labour MPs put on show of solidarity with their two colleagues who were refused entry to Israel

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were joined by scores of other Labour MPs in Parliament's Westminster Hall following their return from the Middle East.

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4 w. ago Westminster Labour councillor quits party and joins Tories blaming 'Sadiq Khan vanity projects'

Paul Fisher, who was elected a Labour councillor in the West End in 2022, said: ‘Sadiq Khan has failed London’

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4 w. ago Independent councillor joins Labour run Merthyr Tydfil Council cabinet

Councillor Declan Sammon of the Dowlais and Pant Community Independents will have responsibility for transformation, governance, and social partnership

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4 w. ago Concern raised over handling of council meeting minutes and recordings after some were omitted

The Independent group at Merthyr Tydfil Council referred to how 26 minutes of the original recording of the full council meeting of March 5 was omitted

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