2022 in Wales explained

Events from the year 2022 in Wales.

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

National Eisteddfod of Wales

Llŷr Gwyn Lewis[42]

Esyllt Maelor[43]

Awards

New books

English language

Welsh language

Music

Albums

Film

Broadcasting

English language radio

English language television

Welsh language radio

Welsh language television

Awards

Sport

Deaths

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS:First Minister of Wales. Gov.Wales. 3 December 2020.
  2. Web site: The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP. gove.uk. 30 December 2021.
  3. Web site: The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP . 2022-08-08 . GOV.UK . en.
  4. Web site: New Archbishop of Wales elected. 6 December 2021. 6 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206220943/https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-events/new-archbishop-of-wales-elected/.
  5. Web site: Myrddin ap Dafydd elected Archdruid. Eisteddfod Wales. 7 July 2018. 3 December 2020.
  6. News: BBC News. 1 March 2016. Ifor ap Glyn is appointed new national poet of Wales. Huw Thomas. 26 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Welsh Secretary celebrates New Year Honours recipients. 31 December 2021. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. 1 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Covid in Wales: Restrictions to ease after Omicron peak. 14 January 2022. Felicity Evans. BBC News. 15 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Boris Johnson's history is catching up with him, says Welsh first minister. 21 January 2022. The Guardian. Steven Morris. 22 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Cool Cymru 2.0? Meet the new bands reviving the Welsh language. Sophie Williams. 4 February 2022. NME. 30 March 2022.
  11. Web site: Real living wage a good first step, 'but still a lot more' to do for carers in Wales, says GMB union. News from Wales. Lisa Baker. 16 February 2022 . 17 February 2022.
  12. Web site: Four-day working week pilot bid for Welsh workers. 14 February 2022. Sarah Dickins. BBC News. 14 February 2022.
  13. Web site: Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot. The Big Issue. Evie Breese. 16 February 2022 . 17 February 2022.
  14. News: Basic income: Wales pilot offers £1,600 a month to care leavers. BBC News . 15 February 2022 . 17 February 2022.
  15. Web site: Foreign Office reprimand Welsh politicians Adam Price and Mick Antoniw over trip to Ukraine. 23 February 2022. WalesOnline. 13 April 2022.
  16. Web site: The moment four children are rescued from fast-flowing river by helicopter. 28 February 2022. Cathy Owen. WalesOnline. 28 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Mark Drakeford at Welsh Labour's 2022 conference: "There is another way". 12 March 2022. Labourist. 16 March 2022.
  18. News: Jamie Wallis MP comes out as trans and speaks of rape ordeal. 30 March 2022. BBC News. 30 March 2022.
  19. Web site: Senedd booze ban politicians cleared. David Deans. 4 April 2022. BBC News. 26 April 2022.
  20. News: 28 April 2022 . Jamie Wallis: Bridgend MP charged over car crash . en-GB . BBC News . 28 April 2022.
  21. Web site: Cromar. Chris. 2021-09-10. Should England introduce PR for local elections like Scotland?. 2021-09-13. Public Sector Executive. en.
  22. Web site: Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 . 5 March 2022 . legislation.gov.uk.
  23. Web site: Local Elections 2022 in Wales . 7 May 2022 . BBC News . en-GB.
  24. Web site: Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021: All the Welsh people honoured. 2 June 2022. WalesOnline. 3 June 2022.
  25. Web site: Queen's Jubilee birthday honours: Gareth Bale, Bonnie Tyler get MBEs. 2 June 2022. BBC News. 3 June 2022.
  26. Web site: Record numbers at 2022 Urdd National Eisteddfod. 6 June 2022. Rhys Gregory. Wales247. 6 June 2022.
  27. Web site: Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan apologises to Senedd for driving ban. 22 June 2022. BBC News Wales. 15 July 2022.
  28. Web site: Jamie Wallis: MP found guilty of driving offences. BBC Wales. 11 July 2022. 11 July 2022.
  29. Web site: Royal Welsh Show. Royal Welsh Show. 11 July 2022.
  30. Web site: Ryan Giggs court trial hears every word of 999 calls before police officer arrived. 12 August 2022. Adela Whittingham. North Wales Daily Post. 15 August 2022.
  31. Web site: Drought declared in parts of Wales after water levels plummet. 19 August 2022. The Guardian. 22 August 2022.
  32. Web site: Smoke billows across Swansea as emergency services deal with large fire at Mumbles Pier. 31 August 2022. WalesOnline. Cathy Owen. 31 August 2022.
  33. News: 8 September 2022 . Queen Elizabeth II has died . BBC News . live . 8 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908173314/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886 . 8 September 2022.
  34. Web site: Prince and Princess of Wales: William and Catherine to 'carve their own future'. 10 September 2022. The Guardian. Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill. Steven Morris. 13 September 2022.
  35. Web site: King Charles III: First visit to Wales as the King announced. 11 September 2022. BBC News. 13 September 2022.
  36. Web site: Welsh Government Introduces Bill to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags. 22 September 2022. ACS. 25 September 2022.
  37. News: Virginia Crosbie 'wrth ei bodd' yn croesawu William a Kate i Ynys Môn. 28 September 2022. Golwg360. 28 September 2022. cy.
  38. Web site: Prince William tells England 'they have built something special' as he presents World Cup squad numbers. 15 November 2022. Sam Wallace. The Telegraph. 20 November 2022.
  39. Web site: Prince William walks diplomatic tightrope over World Cup allegiance. 16 November 2022. Victoria Ward. The Telegraph. 20 November 2022.
  40. News: Most expensive streets in England and Wales revealed. BBC News . 21 December 2022 . 21 December 2022.
  41. Web site: Betsi Cadwaladr health board: £122m fraud probe launched. 23 December 2022. BBC News. 23 December 2022.
  42. Web site: Llŷr Gwyn Lewis yn ennill Cadair Eisteddfod Ceredigion. cy. 5 August 2022. BBC Cymru Fyw.
  43. Web site: Poet wins the National Eisteddfod Crown two years after submitting entry at the start of lockdown. 1 August 2022. Nation Cymru. 2 August 2022.
  44. Web site: Sioned Erin Hughes wins the 2022 Eisteddfod Prose Medal. 3 August 2022. Eisteddfod Wales. 5 August 2022.
  45. Web site: Gruffydd Siôn Ywain wins the Ceredigion Eisteddfod Drama Medal. 3 August 2022. Eisteddfod Wales. 5 August 2022.
  46. Web site: English-language Wales Book of the Year 2022 Winners. Literature Wales. 16 August 2022.
  47. Web site: Welsh-language Wales Book of the Year 2022 Winners. Literature Wales. 16 August 2022.
  48. Web site: Mr Jones – The Man Who Knew Too Much. Ashley Drake Publishing Ltd. 7 January 2022. en.
  49. Web site: Hywel Gwynfryn yn 80 oed – dathlu drwy gyhoeddi llyfr am ei "gyfraniad anferth" i ganu pop Cymraeg. cy. 11 July 2022. Golwg 360. 15 July 2022.
  50. Web site: Carmarthen indie group Adwaith become first band to win Welsh Music Price for second year in a row . ITV . 27 October 2022.
  51. News: Cate Le Bon was stranded in Wales so she made a lockdown album. 29 January 2022. Ed. Power. The Irish Times. en.
  52. Web site: Novo Amor - Antarctican Dream Machine. Album of the Year. 23 December 2023.
  53. News: Hollywood's Jurassic Park premiere in Carmarthen set for movie. 19 February 2021. BBC News. 3 February 2021.
  54. Web site: Huw Stephens and Aleighcia Scott to present BBC Radio Wales' Evening Show. 23 March 2022. BBC Media Centre. 3 October 2022.
  55. News: 'Slammed' BBC Wales rugby documentary review & rating. January 8, 2022. Thomas Booth. Last Word on Rugby.
  56. Web site: Celebrate the World Cup with BBC Cymru Wales. 25 October 2022. BBC Media Centre. 20 November 2022.
  57. Web site: Kiri Pritchard-McLean announced as new presenter of TV Flashback. 10 December 2021. en. BBC Media Centre. 19 January 2022.
  58. Web site: BBC announces its intention to extend Radio Cymru 2 to broadcast 60 hours a week. BBC Media Centre. 16 August 2022.
  59. Web site: S4C unveils packed World Cup slate. 28 October 2022. Broadcast Now Sport. Max Miller. 20 November 2022.
  60. Web site: Dal y Mellt, review: this scrappy Welsh crime thriller is a rough diamond. 2 October 2022. Anita Singh. The Telegraph. 23 February 2023.
  61. Web site: Gogglebocs Cymru cast from Llanrwst, Bangor and Caernarfon. 8 November 2022. North Wales Pioneer. 6 December 2022.
  62. Web site: 'Welsh language TV is quite special' says star Joanna Scanlon as gripping new S4C drama is launched. Nation Cymru. 15 May 2022 . 14 June 2022.
  63. Web site: Latest projects supported through Young Audiences Content Fund announced. 2023-04-13. BFI. en.
  64. Web site: Winners announced for the 2022 BAFTA Cymru Awards. 9 October 2022. BAFTA Cymru . 16 July 2024.
  65. Web site: Covid probe after 2,000 fans went to Chester FC games… at stadium that's actually in Wales. LBC. 11 January 2022.
  66. Web site: Welsh Open Snooer Final as it happened. Joe Kane. 6 March 2022. Eurosport. 18 November 2022.
  67. News: World Cup play-off final: Reaction as Wales reach 2022 World Cup. 5 June 2022. BBC Sport. 6 June 2022.
  68. News: Dafydd . Pritchard . World Cup play-off final: Wales edge Ukraine 1-0 to end 64-year World Cup wait . BBC Sport . 5 June 2022 . 5 June 2022 .
  69. Web site: Jones . Dafydd . Cazoo Wales Open: Callum Shinkwin holds nerve to win at Celtic Manor . BBC Sport . 21 December 2022 . 7 August 2022.
  70. Web site: Non Stanford wins Munich European Championships and announces retirement. en. 13 August 2022. Triathlon. Kate Milsom. 16 August 2022.
  71. News: Warren Gatland yn dychwelyd i fod yn brif hyfforddwr rygbi Cymru. 5 December 2022. Golwg360. 5 December 2022. cy.
  72. Web site: BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2022: Para-athlete Olivia Breen wins . BBC Sport . 21 December 2022 . 21 December 2022.
  73. Web site: Welsh Grand National: The Two Amigos and David Prichard win at 16-1 . BBC Sport . 27 December 2022 . 27 December 2022.
  74. Web site: Swansea Legend Keith Todd passes away aged 80. 11 January 2022. Owen Harries. Herald Wales. 11 January 2022.
  75. Web site: Burke Shelley death: Budgie founder dies aged 71. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111120107/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/budgie-shelley-death-budgie-b1990671.html . 2022-01-11 . limited . live. 11 January 2022. The Independent. Sam Moore. 18 January 2022.
  76. Web site: Milnes . David . Popular leading lightweight jockey Taffy Thomas dies aged 76 . Racing Post . 13 January 2022 . 13 January 2022.
  77. News: In Memory of Howard Radford, 1930–2022 . 24 January 2022 . Bristol Rovers . 24 January 2022.
  78. Web site: One of Wales' greatest entertainers Wyn Calvin has died. 25 January 2021. Nation Cymru. 26 January 2022.
  79. Web site: Welsh language Commissioner and former AM Aled Roberts has died . Wales Online . 2022-02-14 . 2022-02-13.
  80. News: Doctor Who actor Stewart Bevan dies, aged 73 . 21 February 2022 . Radio Times . 21 February 2022.
  81. Web site: Ruth Bidgood Obituary. Seren Books. 8 March 2022 . 14 March 2022.
  82. News: Obituary: Montreal choir conductor Iwan Edwards's 'passion was limitless'. T'Cha. Dunlevy. 5 March 2022. March 7, 2022. Montreal Gazette.
  83. Web site: Harries . Robert . 2022-03-04 . Welsh presenting legend Dai Jones Llanilar has died . 2022-03-04 . WalesOnline . en.
  84. News: Tour de France and Olympic rider Colin Lewis dies aged 79: Tributes pour in for champion Devon cyclist . 4 March 2022 . Devon Live . 4 March 2022.
  85. Web site: Alan Rees – A Tribute. Glamorgan Cricket . 18 March 2022 . 20 March 2022.
  86. Web site: R. Cyril Hughes. Funeral Notices. 9 August 2023. cy.
  87. News: Genzlinger . Neil . Peter Swales, Who Startled Freud Scholarship, Dies at 73 . 22 April 2022 . The New York Times . 21 April 2022.
  88. News: RIP CLIVE: Funeral services for former Sting defender, Comets captain Griffiths on Aug. 20 . 26 October 2022 . Front Row Soccer . 11 August 2022.
  89. News: Wales dual-code rugby international Glyn Shaw dies aged 71 . 10 May 2022 . Warrington Guardian . 11 May 2022.
  90. Web site: Brian Bedford (1933–2022) – RIP. 18 May 2022. Queens Park Rangers FC. 25 May 2022.
  91. News: David Lloyd-Jones, co-founder of Leeds-based Opera North – obituary. Telegraph. 13 June 2022 . 25 June 2022. Obituaries . Telegraph .
  92. Web site: Phil Bennett: Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half dies aged 73 . BBC Sport . 12 June 2022 . 13 June 2022.
  93. Web site: Durham-born BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Stuart dies aged 73 – leading to tributes from colleagues. Chronicle Live. 13 July 2022. Amy Denman. Aaron Morris. 15 July 2022.
  94. Web site: Billy Davies – a tribute. Glamorgan Cricket. 27 July 2022.
  95. News: Former Winger Owen Dies . TWTD.co.uk . 5 August 2022 . 6 August 2022.
  96. Web site: Ken Jones: Former Wales and British and Irish Lions centre dies aged 81 . BBC Sport . 25 August 2022 . 25 August 2022.
  97. Web site: Obituary:Tony Nelson. 27 August 2022. AFC Bournemouth. 6 September 2022.
  98. Web site: Former Welsh Assembly Member Mick Bates dies after battle with cancer. 30 August 2022. WalesOnline. 29 August 2022 . en.
  99. News: Mavis Nicholson obituary. Maggie. Brown. 11 September 2022. 12 September 2022. The Guardian. London.
  100. Web site: Eddie Butler: Former Wales rugby captain and legendary broadcaster dies aged 65 . BBC Sport . 15 September 2022 . 15 September 2022.
  101. Web site: In Memory of Bobby Wanbon. Warrington Wolves. 16 July 2024.
  102. News: Casey . Jeremy . Cobblers pay tribute as former player Frank Rankmore dies . 28 November 2022 . Northampton Chronicle & Echo . 28 November 2022.
  103. Web site: Y Cymro o Batagonia Elvey MacDonald wedi marw yn 81 oed . BBC Cymru Fyw . 16 June 2023 . cy . Patagonian Welshman Elvey MacDonald has died age 81. 23 November 2022.
  104. Web site: Ruth Madoc: Hi-de-Hi! actress dies aged 79. 10 December 2022. BBC. 10 December 2022. en.
  105. Web site: Pattison . Cam . St Helens legend Mel James passes away at 74 . Rugby League News . 11 December 2022 . 11 December 2022.
  106. Web site: Ronan Vibert: Stars' tributes after death of actor, 58. 27 December 2022. BBC News Wales. 30 December 2022.
  107. News: Brian Davies obituary: 4 February 1935 – 27 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . Network For Animals . 28 December 2022.