2022 in Wales
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Events from the year 2022 in Wales.
Incumbents[]
- First Minister – Mark Drakeford[1]
- Secretary of State for Wales – Simon Hart[2]
- Archbishop of Wales – Andy John, Bishop of Bangor[3]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Myrddin ap Dafydd[4]
- National Poet of Wales – Ifor ap Glyn[5]
Events[]
- 1 January – The 2022 New Year Honours List includes Olympic sportswomen Hannah Mills (OBE) and Lauren Price (MBE). Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton receives a knighthood, and Professor becomes a Dame.[6]
- 14 January – First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that COVID restrictions in Wales are to be eased, following a fall in case numbers, and the country will move gradually towards level zero.[7]
- 21 January – At a press conference in Cardiff, Mark Drakeford makes an outspoken attack on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for failing to take appropriate precautionary measures against COVID-19. Drakeford suggests that Johnson's government is trying to protect Johnson's position by distracting attention from his record[8]
- 10 February – The Welsh Government announces that social care workers in Wales will receive a one-off £1000 payment in April.[9]
- 14 February – The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, proposes that a four-day working week be trialled by the Welsh Government.[10]
- 16 February – The Welsh Government announces a payment of £1,600 per month for young people leaving care when they turn 18.[11] The Welsh Conservatives say it is "a waste of money".[12]
- 27 February – Four children are rescued from rocks in the River Rhondda by a coastguard helicopter.[13]
- 12 March – At the start of the Welsh Labour Party conference in Llandudno, Mark Drakeford criticises the UK government's response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying: "This is a government which worries about the human rights of oligarchs but the Home Secretary sends exhausted refugees on a European hunt for a bureaucrat willing to accept their visa application." It is the first Welsh Labour conference to be attended by Sir Keir Starmer in his role as UK Labour leader.[14]
- 30 March – Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis states that he is suffering from gender dysphoria, and claims that he left the scene of a road accident the previous November because he was "not OK" after being raped two months earlier.[15]
Arts and literature[]
National Eisteddfod of Wales[]
Awards[]
- Wales Book of the Year 2022:
- English language:
- Welsh language:
New books[]
English language[]
- – Mr Jones - The Man Who Knew Too Much - The Life and Death of Gareth Jones[16]
Welsh language[]
Music[]
Film[]
- Save the Cinema, directed by Sara Sugarman, starring Jonathan Pryce and Wynne Evans[17]
Broadcasting[]
English language[]
- Slammed (documentary series)[18]
- TV Flashback (new series presented by Kiri Pritchard-McLean[19])
Welsh language[]
Awards[]
Sport[]
- 7 January – Chester F.C., whose ground, the Deva Stadium, is partly in Wales, announce that the club is being investigated for a potential breach of Wales's COVID regulations, after allowing spectators at two matches in the stadium in December 2021 and January 2022.[20]
Deaths[]
- 8 January – Keith Todd, footballer, 80[21]
- 10 January – Burke Shelley, rock singer, musician and songwriter, 71[22]
- 12 January – Taffy Thomas, jockey, 76[23]
- 21 January – Howard Radford, footballer, 91[24]
- 25 January – Wyn Calvin, entertainer, 96[25]
- 14 February – Aled Roberts, politician, 59[26]
- 4 March
- Ruth Bidgood, poet, 99[27]
- Iwan Edwards, Welsh-Canadian choral conductor, 84.[28]
- Dai Jones, television presenter, singer and radio broadcaster, 78[29]
- Colin Lewis, cyclist, 79[30]
- 17 March – Alan Rees, rugby player and cricketer, 84[31]
References[]
- ^ "Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS:First Minister of Wales". Gov.Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP". gove.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "New Archbishop of Wales elected". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Myrddin ap Dafydd elected Archdruid". Eisteddfod Wales. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Huw Thomas (1 March 2016). "Ifor ap Glyn is appointed new national poet of Wales". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Secretary celebrates New Year Honours recipients". Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Felicity Evans (14 January 2022). "Covid in Wales: Restrictions to ease after Omicron peak". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Steven Morris (21 January 2022). "Boris Johnson's history is catching up with him, says Welsh first minister". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Lisa Baker. "Real living wage a good first step, 'but still a lot more' to do for carers in Wales, says GMB union". News from Wales. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Sarah Dickins (14 February 2022). "Four-day working week pilot bid for Welsh workers". BBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Evie Breese. "Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot". The Big Issue. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Basic income: Wales pilot offers £1,600 a month to care leavers". BBC. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Cathy Owen (28 February 2022). "The moment four children are rescued from fast-flowing river by helicopter". WalesOnline. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Mark Drakeford at Welsh Labour's 2022 conference: "There is another way"". Labourist. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Jamie Wallis MP comes out as trans and speaks of rape ordeal". BBC News. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Mr Jones - The Man Who Knew Too Much". Ashley Drake Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Hollywood's Jurassic Park premiere in Carmarthen set for movie". BBC News. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ Thomas Booth (8 January 2022). "'Slammed' BBC Wales rugby documentary review & rating". Last Word on Sports.
- ^ "Kiri Pritchard-McLean announced as new presenter of TV Flashback". BBC Media Centre. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Covid probe after 2,000 fans went to Chester FC games… at stadium that's actually in Wales". LBC. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Owen Harries (11 January 2022). "Swansea Legend Keith Todd passes away aged 80". Herald Wales. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Sam Moore (11 January 2022). "Burke Shelley death: Budgie founder dies aged 71". The Independent. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Milnes, David (13 January 2022). "Popular leading lightweight jockey Taffy Thomas dies aged 76". Racing Post. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "In Memory of Howard Radford, 1930–2022". Bristol Rovers. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "One of Wales' greatest entertainers Wyn Calvin has died". Nation Cymru. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Welsh language Commissioner and former AM Aled Roberts has died". Wales Online. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Ruth Bidgood Obituary". Seren Books. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (5 March 2022). "Obituary: Montreal choir conductor Iwan Edwards's 'passion was limitless'". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Harries, Robert (4 March 2022). "Welsh presenting legend Dai Jones Llanilar has died". WalesOnline. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Tour de France and Olympic rider Colin Lewis dies aged 79: Tributes pour in for champion Devon cyclist". Devon Live. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Alan Rees - A Tribute". Glamorgan Cricket. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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