2025 in Wales
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Events from the year 2025 in Wales.
Incumbents
[edit]- First Minister – Eluned Morgan[1]
- Llywydd of the Senedd – Elin Jones[2]
- Secretary of State for Wales – Jo Stevens[3]
- Archbishop of Wales – Andy John, Bishop of Bangor[4]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Mererid Hopwood[5]
- National Poet of Wales – Hanan Issa[6]
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January
- The Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for snow in Wales for the weekend of 4–5 January.[7]
- The mystery runner at the Nos Galan race is revealed as boxer Lauren Price.[8]
- The Welsh Ambulance Service officially declares the end of a "critical incident" that began on 30 December.[9]
- 6 January – The UK bank accounts of Daniel Andreas San Diego, one of the United States' most wanted fugitives who was arrested in Wales after 21 years on the run, are frozen for 12 months following a hearing at Llandudno Magistrates' Court.[10]
- 7 January –
- Health Secretary Jeremy Miles tells the Senedd that the Welsh Ambulance Service was overwhelmed during Christmas and New Year due to the number of flu and respiratory cases.[11]
- Police are called to Newport High School after three teachers are attacked by what is reported to have been an ex-student.[12]
- 8 January – Proposals are published to give Members of the Senedd a 6% pay rise, taking the wages for a backbench MS to £76,380 in 2025–26, up from £72,057.[13]
- 9 January – James Howells loses his attempt to sue Newport Council to make them recover a Bitcoin hard drive that is now worth about £598m from a rubbish tip.[14]
- 10 January –
- The actor Michael Sheen is to fund a new theatre company, the Welsh National Theatre, to replace the National Theatre Wales, which folded in 2024.[15]
- Le Pub, a music venue in Newport which was threatened with closure, has been bought by a community enterprise, Music Venue Properties (MVP), which aims to protect live music locations.[16]
- 11 January – The death is reported of Leon Adams, who spent two years in a coma and was left paralysed and brain damaged following an attack in Cardiff on 14 February 2002.[17]
- 14 January – Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar accuses Senedd Presiding Officer Elin Jones of "inappropriately interrupting him" after she tells him to "tone down" a question about grooming gangs while he called for a fresh inquiry into child sexual abuse.[18]
- 16 January – Holyhead Port is scheduled to partially reopen following damage caused by Storm Darragh in December 2024.[19]
Broadcasting
[edit]English language television
[edit]- Cleddau/The One That Got Away (English version), starring Richard Harrington. Welsh version shown on S4C in 2024.[20]
Welsh language television
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Sport
[edit]- 6 January – Bangor City F.C. is dissolved by Companies House following a compulsory strike-off.[21]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 5 May – Early May bank holiday
- 26 May – Spring May Bank Holiday
- 26 August – Summer Bank Holiday
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
[edit]- 4 January – Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson, 76, Welsh politician and peer, acting Deputy First Minister of Wales (2001–2002) and member of the House of Lords (since 2011).[24]
- 6 January – Meirion Roberts, 90, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff, national team).[25]
- 8 January – Geraint H. Jenkins, 78, historian[26] (death reported on this date)
- 10 January – Rhythwyn Evans, 95, farmer and fundraiser (nicknamed the Welsh Captain Tom).[27]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Tomos (6 August 2024). "Eluned Morgan selected as Wales's new first minister after Vaughan Gething's resignation". Sky News. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Elin Jones elected as presiding officer". BBC News. 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Jo Stevens MP".
- ^ "New Archbishop of Wales elected". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Mererid Hopwood elected Archdruid". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Wales appoints Hanan Issa as its first Muslim national poet". the Guardian. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Aitken, Catriona (1 January 2025). "Wales weather: Met Office yellow warnings for ice and heavy snow". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ Abbie Wightwick (31 December 2024). "Nos Galan 2024 mystery runner revealed as history-making Olympian". WalesOnline. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ Tom Sinclair (1 January 2025). "Pressures remain high despite the end of ambulance 'critical incident'". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ Matthews, Antonia (6 January 2025). "Most wanted fugitive found in Wales has bank accounts frozen". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Riva, Michela (7 January 2025). "Flu: Welsh Ambulance Service overwhelmed by cases – minister". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Aitken, Catriona (8 January 2025). "Newport High School locked down as three teachers hurt by ex-pupil". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Davies, Cemlyn (8 January 2025). "Welsh Parliament politicians could get above inflation pay rise". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Huw (9 January 2025). "Bitcoin miner's claim to recover £600m in Newport tip thrown out". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Prichard, Lorna (9 January 2025). "Michael Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ Cheung, Iolo (10 January 2025). "Le Pub: Newport music venue saved but others on 'knife edge'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Leon Adams: Man who was brutally attacked 23 years ago has died". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ Davies, Daniel (15 January 2025). "Grooming gangs: Top Welsh Tory asked to 'tone down rhetoric'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Dearden, Chris (31 December 2024). "Holyhead: Partial reopening of storm-hit port on 16 January". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Cleddau/The One That Got Away release date". What to Watch. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Williams, Gareth W (6 January 2025). "Bangor City. Football club dissolved after compulsory strike-off". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Wales Bank Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "UK bank holidays". UK Government. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Lib Dem Peer Jenny Randerson dies at 76". Lib Dem Voice. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Wales and Cardiff centre Meirion Roberts dies aged 90". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Yr hanesydd Geraint H Jenkins wedi marw". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Leonard, Eben (12 January 2025). "Captain Tom Moore inspired walker Rhythwyn Evans dies aged 95". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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