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Events from the year 2020 in Wales.

Incumbents

Events

January
  • 1 January
  • 8 January – It is revealed that Plas Glynllifon, a mansion near Caernarfon, purchased in 2016 for conversion to a hotel, is now in the hands of receivers.[4]
  • 9 January – The rape victim in the Ross England case says in an interview with Victoria Derbyshire that the official inquiry into the conduct of former Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns was "a sham".[5]
  • 12 January – Dafydd Iwan's protest song "Yma o Hyd", originally recorded in 1981, reaches the top of the iTunes chart following a campaign by the Welsh independence movement YesCymru.[6]
  • 13 January – The Welsh Government approves the construction of a new bridge across the river Dyfi at Machynlleth, at a cost of £46 million.[7]
  • 14 January – It is revealed that a new rapid diagnosis centre at Neath Port Talbot Hospital has been effective in reducing waiting times and could result in savings of more than £150,000 per 1,000 patients.[8]
  • 24 January – The Slate Landscape of North West Wales is nominated by the UK government for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[9]

February
  • 5 February – Dyfed-Powys Police announce that they have been successful in using DNA profiling to confirm the ownership of a stolen cow worth £3,000; they are the first police authority in the UK to employ the technique in such circumstances.[10]
  • 9 February
  • 13 February – Nick Ramsay, AM confirms that he had been reinstated as a member of the Welsh Conservative Party Group in the Senedd and has dropped his legal challenge against the decision by group leader Paul Davies to suspend him.[13]
  • 16–17 February – Storm Dennis causes further floods and other damage in Wales, with at least one resultant death.[14] Among the places worst hit are Pontypridd, Aberdulais and Crickhowell.[15] Residents in Nantgarw and Pentre are affected for the second time in two weeks.[16]
  • 20 February – Natural Resources Wales admits that recent tree-felling activities in the Pentre area caused a blocked culvert that resulted in the second round of flooding to hit the local area during the month.[17]
  • 21 February – The Prince of Wales visits flood victims in the Pontypridd area.[18]
  • 28 February – COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: Authorities confirm the first case of coronavirus in Wales, an individual who recently returned from holiday in Italy.[19]

March
  • 8 March – The Welsh Government publishes plans to allow some prisoners to vote in local elections.[20]
  • 11 March – COVID-19 in the UK: Wales has its first case of "community transmission", when a patient in Caerphilly with no travel history tests positive for COVID-19.[21]
  • 12 March – COVID-19 in the UK: A patient at Wrexham Maelor Hospital tests positive for COVID-19 – the first case in North Wales.[22]
  • 13 March –
    • COVID-19 in the UK: Health Minister Vaughan Gething announces that all non-urgent outpatient appointments and operations will be suspended at hospitals in Wales in a bid to delay the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[23]
    • COVID-19 in the UK: Elections including those for four police and crime commissioner in Wales, scheduled for May 2020, are postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.[24]
  • 16 March – COVID-19 in the UK: Authorities report the first coronavirus-related death in Wales.[25]
  • 18 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The Welsh Government announces that all schools in Wales will close from the end of the week.[26]
  • 22 March – The Welsh Government advises Wales' "most vulnerable people" to stay indoors for a period of 12–16 weeks.[27]
  • 24 March – It is announced that the Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19.[28]

April
  • 1 April – COVID-19 in Wales: Multinational pharmaceutical company Roche denies the existence of a deal to supply Wales with COVID-19 tests after First Minister Mark Drakeford and Health Minister Vaughan Gething blame the collapse of a deal for a shortage of testing kits.[29]
  • 3 April – COVID-19 in WalesThe Welsh Government announces the funding arrangements necessary to keep Cardiff Airport solvent during the [30]
  • 12 April – The new, temporary, Dragon's Heart Hospital, opens at Cardiff's Principality Stadium to admit its first patients.[31]
  • 21 April The Welsh Government cancels the planned independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of Carl Sargeant from the cabinet of former First Minister Carwyn Jones and agrees to pay legal fees incurred by the Sargeant family.[32]

May
  • 6 May – The National Assembly for Wales becomes Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament; its members become Members of the Senedd (MS) – Aelodau o'r Senedd (AS).[33]
  • 7 May – Tracey Cooper, the chief executive of Public Health Wales, admits to the Senedd's health committee that she did not know about the Welsh Government's goal of carrying out 9000 COVID-19 tests a day.[34]
  • 8 May – First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Wales will be extended for a further three weeks.[35]
  • 12 May – The organisers of the National Eisteddfod, which was due to be held in Tregaron in the first week of August, announce an alternative event, the Eisteddfod "AmGen".[36]
  • 15 May – The Welsh Government's plan for exiting the COVID-19 lockdown is announced by the First Minister.[37]

June
  • 3 June – The Welsh Government announces that schools in Wales will reopen on 29 June.[38]
  • 12 June – First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that the R number for Wales is the lowest in the United Kingdom, at 0.7.[39]
  • 18 June – 96 workers at two North Wales food production factories test positive for COVID-19.[40]
  • 19 June – First Minister Mark Drakeford announces changes to lockdown restrictions with effect from 6 July.[41]
  • 20 June – Builders' merchant Travis Perkins announces the closure of three North Wales outlets.[42]
  • 26 June – After police are called to further incidents at Ogmore-by-Sea, the First Minister warns that lockdown restrictions will not be eased if people fail to observe rules on travel and social distancing.[43]

July
  • 2 July – Airbus confirms that 1,435 jobs will be lost at Broughton in Flintshire.[44]
  • 3 July – The Welsh government confirms that travel restrictions rsulting from the COVID-19 pandemic will be relaxed from 6 July.[45]
  • 15 July – The Welsh Government agrees to debate Welsh independence for the first time since the Welsh Assembly was created in 1999. The debate is at the request of Plaid Cymru, following poll results that show a high level of approval for the devolved government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.[46]
  • 31 July – HM Coastguard announce the deployment of unmanned aircraft for search and rescue purposes over North Wales during the coming weekend.[47]

August
  • 10 August – Flash flooding affects Aberystwyth and thunderstorms occur throughout North Wales.[48]

Arts and literature

National Eisteddfod of Wales

Gŵyl AmGen prizes: [49]

  • Cystadleuaeth y Stôl Farddoniaeth (Poetry Competition) - Terwyn Tomos
  • Cystadleuaeth y Stôl Ryddiaith (Prose Competition) - Llŷr Gwyn Lewis

Awards

New books

English language

Welsh language
  • Hazel Walford Davies - O.M. - Cofiant Syr Owen Morgan Edwards[57]

Music

New albums

New compositions

Film


Broadcasting

English language


Welsh language

Sport

Deaths
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