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Events from the year 2021 in Wales.

Incumbents

Events

January
  • 2 January – South Wales Police report that they received 240 reports of Covid-19 breaches on New Year's Eve and fined 43 people. During December as a whole, 430 fixed penalty notices were issued to people in breach of the restrictions.[5]
  • 7 January – A mountain rescue team is called out after police become stuck in snow while attending a car accident caused by a vehicle driving through road blocks on Moel Famau, Flintshire.[6]
  • 8 January – The Welsh government announces that COVID restrictions will be extended and strengthened, whilst a decision has been made not to reopen Welsh schools before half-term unless there is a significant fall in COVID cases.[7]
  • 20 January
    • Storm Christoph leads to severe flooding in North Wales, particularly at Bangor-on-Dee and Ruthin. In Denbighshire, a bridge over the River Clwyd collapses.[8]
    • An investigation is launched into an incident that took place on 8 December 2020, when several Senedd members consumed alcohol on the premises whilst a ban on the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol in licensed premises was in force throughout Wales.[9]
  • 23 January – Paul Davies resigns as Leader of the Opposition in the Welsh Parliamet, following an incident involving possible breaches of Welsh COVID-19 regulations.[10] He is replaced by Andrew R. T. Davies.

February
  • 6 February – Wales passes England's progress record for COVID-19 vaccinations as 17.7% of the population are reported to have received their first vaccinations.[11]

Scheduled events

Arts and literature

National Eisteddfod of Wales

Awards

English language

Welsh language

New albums

English language

Sport

Deaths

References
  1. Rebecca Cope (2 March 2020). "The Duchess of Cornwall will not become Queen". Tatler. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS:First Minister of Wales". Gov.Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "Myrddin ap Dafydd elected Archdruid". Eisteddfod Wales. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. Huw Thomas (1 March 2016). "Ifor ap Glyn is appointed new national poet of Wales". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. "Coronavirus: Police fine 43 people on New Year's Eve". South Wales Argus. 2 January 2021.
  6. "Lockdown: Police get stuck in snow stopping rule-breakers". BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. "Covid: Wales' schools and colleges shut until half term unless cases fall". BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. "Storm Christoph: Two severe flood warnings and homes evacuated in Wales". BBC News Wales. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. "Senedd alcohol row: PM 'expects above and beyond' on Covid". BBC News Wales. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. "Tory Senedd leader Paul Davies quits over alcohol row". BBC News. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. "Covid vaccinations: Wales leads the UK on first vaccine dose rate". BBC News. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  12. Welsh Government Renationlises Train Operations Modern Railways issue 867 December 2020 page 10
  13. "Electoral Commission | Police and Crime Commissioner elections". www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
  14. "Wales Bill (Dates)" (PDF). publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  15. "Pembrokeshire Murders, The". Gwales. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  16. "Troeon/Turnings". Gwales. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  17. Jones, Damian (15 January 2021). "Tom Jones announces new album with Radiohead-esque single 'Talking Reality Television Blues'". NME. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  18. Millar, Mark (10 December 2020). "BONNIE TYLER announces the release of her brand-new studio album 'The Best Is Yet To Come', out on February 26th, 2021". XS Noize. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  19. "ITV commissions true crime drama The Pembrokeshire Murders (w/t) starring Luke Evans". ITV Press Center. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  20. Anita Singh (4 January 2021). "Staged, series 2 episode 1 review: a Michael Palin cameo lifted this backslapping comedy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  21. "Paul Nicholls duo top 19 that remain in rescheduled Welsh Grand National". Racing Post. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  22. Lee-Jones, Rhianydd (9 January 2021). "Welsh Grand National 2020: Secret Reprieve gives Evan Williams first title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  23. "Brian Whitcombe passes away". www.keighleyrufc.com. Keighley RUFC. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  24. "Osian Ellis, harpist known for his association with Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears – obituary". The Telegraph. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  25. "Ex-Cardiff, Wales and Lions wing Haydn Morris dies aged 92". BBC News. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  26. "Y cerddor a'r addysgwr Dr Aled Lloyd Davies wedi marw" (in Welsh). BBC Cymru Fyw. 24 January 2021.
  27. "Merryl Wyn Davies (23 June 1949 - 1 February 2021) | musliminstitute.org". musliminstitute.org. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  28. "Ezra Moseley: Former West Indies and Glamorgan bowler dies aged 63". Sky Sports. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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