My News & Merthyr Council Matters

30/05/2026

What will happen if you click on this hashtag?

30/05/2026

Nasty lady from Aberdare

She would call him a “useless f***ing c**t”, “twat” and “tosser” and assaulted him with hot kitchen utensils

29/05/2026

Once upon a time (allegedly) A True Story – mostly. Some Lies included. Who do you think is telling the Truth?

Once upon a time Allegedly The story of how the Head Teacher of Ynysowen Primary School allegedly colluded with 4 other Primary School Heads (Abercanaid, Bedlinog, Edwardsville, Troedyrhiw) in February 2016 to destroy the career of an honest employee of Merthyr Council for having the audacity to advise the Chair of Governors of the School […] Once upon a time (allegedly) A True Story – mostly. Some Lies included. Who do you think is telling the Truth?

Once upon a time Allegedly The story of how the Head Teacher of Ynysowen Primary School allegedly colluded with 4 other Primary School Heads (Abercanaid, Bedlinog, Edwardsville, Troedyrhiw) in Febr…

28/05/2026

Merthyr Council Governance Madness. A statement from me. Part 1

Grampa Geoff My statement I am 74 years old and I have decided not to waste any more of my time trying to ensure that the Senior Officers of Merthyr Council are held accountable for their wrongdoings. The apathy of Members of the Council (the Councillors). It has become obvious to me that the members of the council have no desire to ensure that the safeguarding failures of the Senior Officers and other employees of the Council are paramount....

Grampa Geoff My statement I am 74 years old and I have decided not to waste any more of my time trying to ensure that the Senior Officers of Merthyr Council are held accountable for their wrongdoin…

28/05/2026

Draft Minutes for Planning, Regulatory and Licensing on Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026, 5.00 pm

Hyperlink to Agenda and Draft Minutes Agenda Frontsheet Draft Minutes

Hyperlink to Agenda and Draft Minutes Agenda Frontsheet Draft Minutes

26/05/2026

Email sent to Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown Good morning Hannah, I took the time to create this blog post to enable you to fully understand the complexities of the situation concerning the suppression of the Audit Wales Report on the Review of the Whistleblowing arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council, published in August 2019. It would appear that the Monitoring Officer is attempting to mislead the Full Council by stating that his investigations have found that this report has been presented to a Committee and discussed....

Hannah Brown Good morning Hannah,I took the time to create this blog post to enable you to fully understand the complexities of the situation concerning the suppression of the Audit Wales Report on…

22/05/2026

What is the bone of contention between my good self and the Senior Officers of Merthyr Council?

Title of Original Post Lucy Letby murders and Merthyr Council Cover-up : Former Countess of Chester Non Executive Director James Wilkie. and Gareth Chapman – Retired CEO. Similarities This post was first published in August 2023. The Audit Wales Report on the Review of Whistleblowing Arrangements related to Safeguarding at Merthyr Council, published in August 2019 still remains a bone of contention between the Senior Officers at the Council and my good self....

Title of Original Post Lucy Letby murders and Merthyr Council Cover-up : Former Countess of Chester Non Executive Director James Wilkie. and Gareth Chapman – Retired CEO. Similarities This post was…

21/05/2026

Draft Minutes for the meeting of the Scrutiny: Healthier Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday, 5th May, 2026.

Officers in attendance J Jones (Performance and Scrutiny), L Curtis Jones (Director of Social Services), A Beckham (Head of Adult services) and J Llewellyn (Head of Children Services) Alyson Jones (Officer) S Amesbury (Officer) Draft Minutes Hyperlink to Agenda and Papers

Officers in attendance J Jones (Performance and Scrutiny), L Curtis Jones (Director of Social Services), A Beckham (Head of Adult services) and J Llewellyn (Head of Children Services) Alyson Jones …