2020 in Wales explained

Events from the year 2020 in Wales.

Incumbents

• First Minister – Mark Drakeford^[1]
  • Secretary of State for Wales – Simon Hart Archbishop of Wales – John Davies, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Myrddin ap Dafydd^[2]
• National Poet of Wales – Ifor ap Glyn^[3]

Events

January

• • • 1 January The mystery runner at the annual Nos Galan races in Rhondda Cynon Taf is Nigel Owens.^[4]
  • Assembly member Nick Ramsay is arrested by police after an incident at his home in Raglan, but is subsequently released without charge.^[5]
• 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.^[6]
• 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".^[7]
• 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.^[8]
• 13 January – The Welsh Government approves the construction of a new bridge across the river Dyfi at Machynlleth, at a cost of £46 million.^[9]
• 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.^[10]
• 24 January – The Slate Landscape of North West Wales is nominated by the UK government for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[11]

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.^[12]
  • • 9 February At the 92nd Academy Awards, nominees include Welsh actors Jonathan Pryce (nominated for Best Actor) and Anthony Hopkins (nominated for Best Supporting Actor).^[13]
  • Storm Ciara sweeps across Wales, causing severe flooding in Llanrwst, Nantgarw and other towns and villages.^[14]
• 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.^[15]
• 16–17 February – Storm Dennis causes further floods and other damage in Wales, with at least one resultant death.^[16] Among the places worst hit are Pontypridd, Aberdulais and Crickhowell.^[17] Residents in Nantgarw and Pentre are affected for the second time in two weeks.^[18]
• 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.^[19]
• 21 February – The Prince of Wales visits flood victims in the Pontypridd area.^[20]
• 28 February – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: Authorities confirm the first case of COVID-19 in Wales, an individual who recently returned from holiday in Italy.^[21]

March

• 2 March - Price of cheap high-strength increases as the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 comes into force. ^[22]
• 8 March – The Welsh Government publishes plans to allow some prisoners to vote in local elections.^[23]
• 11 March – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: Wales has its first case of "community transmission", when a patient in Caerphilly with no travel history tests positive for COVID-19.^[24]
• 12 March – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: A patient at Wrexham Maelor Hospital tests positive for COVID-19 – the first case in North Wales.^[25]
• 13 March
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Wales

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 COVID-19 pandemic.^[26]

• • COVID-19 pandemic in Wales

Elections including those for four police and crime commissioners in Wales, scheduled for May 2020, are postponed for a year because of the pandemic.^[27]

• 16 March – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: Authorities report the first coronavirus-related death in Wales.^[28]
• 18 March – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: The Welsh Government announces that all schools in Wales will close from the end of the week.^[29]
• 22 March – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: The Welsh Government advises Wales' "most vulnerable people" to stay indoors for a period of 12–16 weeks.^[30]
• 24 March – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: It is announced that the Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19.^[31]

April

• 1 April – COVID-19 pandemic 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.^[32]
• 3 April – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: The Welsh Government announces the funding arrangements necessary to keep Cardiff Airport solvent during the crisis.^[33]
• 12 April – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: The new, temporary, Dragon's Heart Hospital, opens at Cardiff's Principality Stadium to admit its first patients.^[34]
• 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.^[35]

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).^[36]
• 7 May – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: 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.^[37]
• 8 May – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that the COVID-19 lockdown in Wales will be extended for a further three weeks.^[38]
• 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".^[39]
• 15 May – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: The Welsh Government's plan for exiting the lockdown is announced by the First Minister.^[40]

June

• 3 June – The Welsh Government announces that schools in Wales will reopen on 29 June.^[41]
• 12 June – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that the R number for Wales is the lowest in the United Kingdom, at 0.7.^[42]
• 18 June – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: 96 workers at two North Wales food production factories test positive for COVID-19.^[43]
• 19 June – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: First Minister Mark Drakeford announces changes to lockdown restrictions with effect from 6 July.^[44]
• 20 June – Builders' merchant Travis Perkins announces the closure of three North Wales outlets.^[45]
• 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.^[46]

July

• 2 July – Airbus confirms that 1,435 jobs will be lost at Broughton in Flintshire.^[47]
• 3 July – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: The Welsh government confirms that travel restrictions resulting from the pandemic will be relaxed from 6 July.^[48]
• 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.^[49]
• 31 July – HM Coastguard announce the deployment of unmanned aircraft for search and rescue purposes over North Wales during the coming weekend.^[50]

August

• 3 August – CP Pharmaceuticals in Wrexham, a subsidiary of Wockhardt, is announced as having won a contract to supply COVID-19 vaccine for the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the United Kingdom.^[51]
• 10 August – Flash flooding affects Aberystwyth and thunderstorms occur throughout North Wales.^[52]
• 17 August – It is revealed that Wales's only golden eagle living in the wild has been found dead, probably from natural causes.^[53]
• 26 August – A major fire breaks out near Llangennech when a freight train loaded with diesel fuel is derailed on a journey from Milford Haven. No one is seriously injured, but diesel oil spills into the River Loughor. Local residents are evacuated.^[54]

September

• 7 September – COVID-19 pandemic in Wales: The first local lockdown in Wales is announced, as the county of Caerphilly is placed under restrictions that will last at least a month. It follows the discovery that 98 people have tested positive in a week, giving the county the highest infection rate in Wales.^[55]
• 21 September – Right-wing extremists from all over the UK are blamed by the police and First Minister for blocking the entrance to a former army camp at Penally in Pembrokeshire being used temporarily to house asylum seekers from Iran and Iraq.^[56]
• 25 September
  • Swansea, Llanelli and Cardiff go into local lockdown, joining Caerphilly, Newport, Bridgend, Merthyr, Blaenau Gwent and Rhondda Cynon Taf.^[57]
  • Ford Bridgend Engine Plant closes.^[58]
• 30 September – It is confirmed that eight patients have died in an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, and that 60 patients have been infected from a source at the hospital. All surgery at the hospital is suspended. Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones and AM Mick Antoniw issue a joint statement expressing their concern.^[59]

October

• • • 9 October In the postponed Queen's Birthday Honours 2020, Welsh recipients include Warren Gatland, former Wales rugby head coach, and opera singer Rebecca Evans (CBE), Wales rugby captain Alun Wyn Jones (OBE) and artist Glenys Cour (MBE).^[60]
  • Death of Kaylea Titford - Kaylea Titford, an 16-year-old Welsh girl with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, is found dead in squalid conditions.^[61]
• 10 October – Bangor, Gwynedd, goes into a local lockdown, joining other North Wales counties: Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.^[62]
• 23 October – A 'firebreak' lockdown is imposed by the Welsh government for a 16-day period.^[63] Supermarkets and other large stores are prohibited from selling 'non-essential goods', because many smaller retailers are forced to close.^[64]
• 27 October – After a petition is submitted to the Senedd, requesting it remove the ban on selling non-essential goods, the government reviews the policy and issues clarification.^{[65] [66]}

November

• 17 November – There are calls for an inquiry into the handling of COVID-19 cases in hospitals and care homes after it is revealed that 53 people were discharged from hospital into Welsh care homes within days of testing positive during the early stages of the pandemic.^[67]
• 20 November – The Welsh government announces that the 17-day Wales firebreak lockdown had an impact on coronavirus figures but warns that restrictions might be re-imposed before Christmas if the downturn does not last.^[68]
• 26 November – New COVID restrictions, to come into force on 4 December, are provisionally announced.^[69]

December

• 20 December – COVID restrictions are amended, and the previously announced relaxation of rules over the Christmas break is rescinded. The Welsh government announces a complete lockdown in Wales with effect from midnight, with a relaxation of only a few hours on Christmas Day.^[70]
• 29 December – Police impose fines on visitors from England who have broken COVID restrictions in order to visit Pen y Fan.^[71]
• 31 December – Welsh people honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours list include Professor Anthony Keith Campbell (CBE), surgeon Farah Batti (OBE), footballer Alan Curtis (MBE), and Carol Doggett, matron of Morriston Hospital (MBE).^[72]

Arts and literature

National Eisteddfod of Wales

Gŵyl AmGen prizes:^[73]

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

Awards

• Wales Book of the Year 2020:
  • English language: Niall Griffiths, Broken Ghost ^[74]
  • Welsh language: Ifan Morgan Jones, Babel ^[75]
• Dylan Thomas Prize

Bryan Washington^[76]

New books

English language

• Peter Finch – The Machineries of Joy ^[77]
• Michael Franklin (ed.) – Writers of Wales: Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi ^[78]
• Euron Griffith – Miriam, Daniel and Me ^[79]
• Richard Owain Roberts – Hello Friend We Missed You ^[80]
• Eloise Williams – Wilde ^[81]

Welsh language

• Hazel Walford Davies – O.M. – Cofiant Syr Owen Morgan Edwards ^[82]
• Huw Jones – Dwi Isio Bod Yn...

Music

New albums

• Shirley Bassey – I Owe It All to You ^[83]
• Georgia Ruth – Mai ^[84]

New compositions

• Paul Mealor – Piano Concerto ^[85]

Film

• Dream Horse, directed by Euros Lyn, starring Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Karl Johnson and Steffan Rhodri^[86]

Broadcasting

English language

• Hidden Wales, series 2, presented by Will Millard^[87]
• Memory Lane, presented by Jennifer Saunders, features Michael Sheen, with footage from Port Talbot and Hay-on-Wye.^[88]
• Richard Parks

Can I Be Welsh and Black? (documentary by ITV Cymru)^[89]

• Tudur's TV Flashback, series 4, presented by Tudur Owen^[90]

Welsh language

• Am Dro!^[91]
• Pandemig: 1918 / 2020, directed by Eirlys Bellin^[92]
• Waliau'n Siarad ^[93]

Sport

• Horse Racing
  • 27 December – the 2020 Welsh Grand National is abandoned due to waterlogging caused by Storm Bella and postponed to 9 January 2021.^[94]
• Rugby Union
  • 1 February – Wales defeat Italy 42–0 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, in the opening match of the 2020 Six Nations Championship.^[95] Wales's under-20 team and women's team are both defeated by the corresponding Italian teams.

Deaths

• 10 January – Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, 100^[96]
• 21 January – Terry Jones, comedian, actor, writer, director and historian, 77^[97]
• 4 February – Terry Hands, theatre director, former artistic director of Theatr Clwyd, 79^[98]
• 9 February – Sir John Cadogan, organic chemist, 89^[99]
• 15 February – Cavan Grogan, lead singer of Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers, 70^[100]
• 29 February – Ceri Morgan, darts player, 72^[101]
• 7 March – Matthew Watkins, rugby player, 41 (cancer)^[102]
• 19 March – Peter Whittingham, footballer with Cardiff City F.C., 35 (head injury)^[103]
• 23 March – Tristan Garel-Jones, politician, 79^[104]
• 27 March – Aneurin Hughes, diplomat, 83^[105]
• 3 April – C. W. Nicol, writer, singer, actor and environmentalist, 79^[106]
• 5 April – Peter Walker, Glamorgan cricketer, 84^[107]
• 8 April – John Downing, photographer, 79^[108]
  • • 14 April John Collins, footballer, 71^[109]
  • Cyril Lawrence, English footballer, former Wrexham player, 99 (COVID-19)^[110]
• 15 April – John T. Houghton, physicist and climate scientist, 88 (COVID-19)^[111]
• 22 April – Jimmy Goodfellow, former Cardiff FC manager and physiotherapist, 76^[112]
• 25 April – Liz Edgar, showjumper, 76^[113]
• May – Steve Blackmore, rugby player, 58 (brain tumour)^[114]
• 13 May – Keith Lyons, sports scientist, 68^[115]
• 9 June – Paul Chapman, rock guitarist, 66^[116]
• 12 June – Ricky Valance, singer, first Welshman to have a UK number one solo hit, 84^[117]
• 16 June – Mohammad Asghar, politician, 74^[118]
• 24 July – Denise Idris Jones, politician, 69^[119]
  • • 26 July Chris Needs, radio presenter, 68^[120]
  • Keith Pontin, footballer, 64^[121]
• 28 July – Clive Ponting, former civil servant and academic at the University of Wales, Swansea, 74^[122]
• 2 August – Mark Ormrod, historian, 62 (bowel cancer)^[123]
• 22 August – Ted Grace, Swansea-born politician in Australia, 89^[124]
• 26 August – David Mercer, sports presenter, 70^[125]
• 4 September – Sir Simon Boyle, former British Steel executive and Lord Lieutenant of Gwent 2001–2016, 79^[126]
• 9 September – Tony Villars, footballer, 69^[127]
• 21 September – John Meirion Morris, sculptor, 84^[128]
• 24 September – John Walter Jones, first Chief Executive of the Welsh Language Board, 74^[129]
• 30 September – Emyr Humphreys, writer, 101^[130]
• 19 October – Spencer Davis, musician, 81^[131]
• 26 October – Tony Wyn-Jones, DJ, 77^[132]
• 29 October – J. J. Williams, rugby player, 72^[133]
• 13 November
  • Gwyn Jones, footballer, 85^[134]
  • Sir John Meurig Thomas, scientist, 87^[135]
• 19 November – Helen Morgan, hockey international, 54 (cancer)^[136]
• 20 November – Jan Morris, writer, 94^[137]
• 22 November – Ray Prosser, rugby union player and coach, 93^[138]
• 17 December – John Barnard Jenkins, nationalist activist, 87^[139]

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Myrddin ap Dafydd elected Archdruid. Eisteddfod Wales. 7 July 2018. 3 December 2020.
3. News: BBC News. 1 March 2016. Ifor ap Glyn is appointed new national poet of Wales. Huw Thomas. 26 May 2016.
4. Web site: 2019 Nos Galan road races: Nigel Owens is mystery runner. BBC News. 1 January 2019.
5. Web site: Conservative AM Nick Ramsay released without charge by police. 3 January 2019. BBC News.
6. Web site: Plas Glynllifon mansion is in the hands of receivers. 8 January 2020. Owen Hughes. Daily Post.
7. News: Rape victim says Tory MP inquiry was 'a sham'. Jo Adnitt. BBC News. 9 January 2020. 9 January 2020.
8. Web site: A Welsh folk legend is outselling Stormzy in the iTunes charts. Stephens. Lydia. 12 January 2020. walesonline. 12 January 2020.
9. News: £46m Dyfi bridge replacement given go-ahead. BBC News. 13 January 2020. 13 January 2020.
10. News: New cancer clinic 'cuts waiting times by 92%'. BBC News. 14 January 2020. 15 January 2020.
11. Web site: Welsh Slate Landscape nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status. GOV.UK. 2020-01-24. 2020-04-20.
12. Web site: Welsh police solve 'moo-dunnit' using DNA test on cow. The Guardian. 5 February 2020. Steven Morris.
13. Oscar Nominations 2020 . Vanity Fair . 13 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113162531/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/01/oscar-nominations-2020-list . 13 January 2020 . live .
14. Web site: Storm Ciara: Dramatic scenes across Wales. 9 February 2020. BBC News. 25 February 2020.
15. Web site: Tory AM Nick Ramsay ends legal action against his party. 13 February 2020. BBC News.
16. News: Storm Dennis latest news: 'Life-threatening' situation as major incident declared in South Wales . Helena . Horton . 17 February 2020 . The Telegraph.
17. Web site: These are the places in Wales affected by flooding after Storm Dennis. 17 February 2020. Lydia Stephens. 25 February 2020.
18. Web site: Homes evacuated as Storm Dennis brings severe flooding to south Wales. 16 February 2020. ITV News. 25 February 2020.
19. Web site: Storm Dennis: Pentre flooded again after tree felling. 20 February 2020. BBC News. 25 February 2020.
20. Web site: Prince Charles visits flood-hit communities in South Wales devastated by Storm Dennis. Bronwen Weatherby. Robert Jobson. Evening Standard. 21 February 2020. 1 March 2020.
21. Web site: Coronavirus: First case in Wales confirmed. BBC News. 28 February 2020.
22. Web site: Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol: summary guidance . gov.wales . 28 December 2021.
23. Web site: Prisoner right to vote plans unveiled by Welsh Government. Deeside.com. 8 March 2020.
24. Web site: Coronavirus: First community transmission detected in Wales. 11 March 2020. BBC News.
25. Web site: First case of coronavirus confirmed in north Wales, ITV Wales understands. 12 March 2020. ITV News.
26. News: Over 20,000 deaths in Wales predicted in 'worst case scenario' as measures announced to cope with coronavirus . ITV News . 13 March 2020 . 14 March 2020.
27. News: Coronavirus: English local elections postponed for a year . BBC News . 13 March 2020 . 13 March 2020.
28. News: Coronavirus in Wales: Wrexham death confirmed . BBC News . 16 March 2020 . 16 March 2020.
29. Web site: Closure of all schools in Wales announced. Cathy Owen. Ruth Mosalski. WalesOnline. 18 March 2020.
30. News: Coronavirus: 70,000 people in Wales told 'stay indoors'. BBC News. 22 March 2020. 23 March 2020.
31. Web site: Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus. The Guardian. 24 March 2020.
32. Web site: Pharmaceutical giant Roche and Welsh Government at loggerheads over collapsed Covid-19 testing deal. 1 April 2020. Will Hayward. WalesOnline. 4 April 2020.
33. News: Welsh Government steps in with short-term funding support for Cardiff Airport and calls for change of approach from Westminster. Welsh Government. 3 April 2020. 3 April 2020.
34. Web site: Giant tents emerge over Principality Stadium pitch as pictures show first hospital wards at iconic venue. WalesOnline. 12 April 2020 . 12 April 2020.
35. News: Carl Sargeant: Welsh Government calls off independent inquiry. BBC News . 21 April 2020 . 21 April 2020.
36. News: Why are Welsh Assembly Members changing their name?. BBC News. 6 May 2020. 6 May 2020.
37. Web site: Public Health Wales didn't know Wales was aiming for 9,000 coronavirus tests a day. WalesOnline. 7 May 2020. Laura Clements.
38. Web site: Wales lockdown extended for three more weeks – says first minister, Mark Drakeford. 8 May 2020. Sharon Harris. Barry & District News.
39. Web site: National Eisteddfod launches AmGen – an alternative project for 2020. 12 May 2020. National Eisteddfod of Wales. 6 August 2020.
40. News: Coronavirus: Wales lockdown could be relaxed in two weeks. BBC News . 14 May 2020 . 18 May 2020.
41. Web site: Welsh schools to reopen from 29 June as experts warn UK-wide closures may set back attainment gap by a decade. PoliticsHome. 3 June 2020 . 20 June 2020.
42. Web site: The latest R number in Wales as nation leads the UK in slowing Covid-19. 12 June 2020. Jillian MacMath. WalesOnline.
43. News: Coronavirus: Almost 100 staff at food factories test positive. BBC News . 18 June 2020 . 20 June 2020.
44. Web site: Coronavirus: Wales' travel restrictions set to end on 6 July. 19 June 2020. BBC News.
45. Web site: Three Travis Perkins sites in North Wales on list of 165 set to close. Owen Hughes. Daily Post. 20 June 2020.
46. News: Coronavirus lockdown: Warning after Ogmore-by-sea mass brawl. BBC News . 25 June 2020 . 26 June 2020.
47. News: Coronavirus: 1,730 Airbus jobs to go at Broughton and Filton. BBC News . 2 July 2020 . 2 July 2020.
48. Web site: Coronavirus: Lifting of Wales' travel limits gets go-ahead. 3 July 2020. BBC News.
49. Web site: Welsh parliament to debate motion on independence for first time in its history. https://web.archive.org/web/20200715071628/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wales-independence-welsh-debate-parliament-plaid-cymru-a9619091.html . 2020-07-15 . limited . live. 15 July 2020. The Independent. Andrew Woodcock.
50. Web site: Unmanned search and rescue aircraft to be flown over North Wales for the first time this weekend. 31 July 2020. Kelly Williams. Daily Post. 2 August 2020.
51. Web site: Wrexham company CP Pharmaceuticals to supply Covid-19 vaccines in UK Government deal. ITV News. 2020-08-03. 2020-12-20.
52. Web site: Live updates as Wales is braced for more thunderstorms after flash flooding hits part of the country. WalesOnline. 11 August 2020.
53. Web site: Wales' last golden eagle in the wild found dead by walker. 17 August 2020. WalesOnlineEvening Standard. 30 August 2020.
54. Web site: Llangennech: Diesel spill after train derails catching fire. 27 August 2020. BBC News.
55. News: Coronavirus: Caerphilly county lockdown to go into October. BBC News . 8 September 2020 . 8 September 2020.
56. News: 'Extremist' protests at Pembrokeshire asylum army base criticised. BBC News . 22 September 2020 . 23 September 2020.
57. Web site: Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli go into lockdown: Live updates as Vaughan Gething gives Wales coronavirus update. Thomas Deacon. Will Hayward. Jillian MacMath. WalesOnline. 25 September 2020.
58. News: 'Journey into the unknown' as Bridgend Ford closes. BBC News. 25 September 2020. 25 September 2020.
59. News: Covid: Eight die in Royal Glamorgan Hospital outbreak. BBC News. 30 September 2020.
60. Web site: The full list of Welsh people honoured in Queen's Birthday Honours. WalesOnline. 9 October 2020. Katie-Ann Gupwell. Lydia Stephens . 11 October 2020.
61. News: 20 December 2022 . Kaylea Titford: Mother admits manslaughter of obese daughter . . 1 March 2023.
62. Web site: Coronavirus: Bangor enters local lockdown restrictions. BBC News. 10 October 2020. 11 October 2020.
63. Web site: National coronavirus firebreak to be introduced in Wales on Friday. 19 October 2020. Welsh Government. 28 October 2020.
64. News: Wales lockdown: Supermarkets told to sell only essential items. BBC News . 22 October 2020 . 25 October 2020.
65. Web site: Covid: Wales' lockdown supermarket rules to be 'clarified'. BBC. 25 October 2020.
66. Web site: Wales lockdown: What 'essential' items can I buy?. BBC. 28 October 2020.
67. News: Covid: People sent to care homes days after positive test. BBC News . 17 November 2020 . 20 November 2020.
68. Web site: Covid-19: Welsh Government update. BBC News. 20 November 2020.
69. Web site: Covid in Wales: Greater restrictions for pubs ahead of Christmas. BBC News. 26 November 2020.
70. News: Covid-19: Christmas rules tightened for England, Scotland and Wales. BBC. 20 December 2020. 31 December 2020.
71. News: Minibus full of people from different households travels to Pen y Fan from Cheltenham. WalesOnline. 31 December 2020.
72. Web site: New Year Honours List 2020: All the Welsh people honoured. Steffan Rhys. Claire Hayhurst. 31 December 2020. WalesOnline.
73. Web site: BBC Radio Cymru and the National Eisteddfod announce the winners of the two main competitions at Gŵyl AmGen. BBC Media Centre. 6 August 2020.
74. Web site: Wales Book of the Year 2020 winners announced. 31 July 2020. Wales Arts Review. 11 August 2020.
75. Web site: Ifan Morgan Jones. Wales Literature Exchange. 11 August 2020.
76. Web site: Bryan Washington's 'kickass' short stories win £30,000 Dylan Thomas prize. 14 May 2020. Alison Flood. The Guardian. 23 May 2020.
77. Book: Peter Finch. The Machineries of Joy. February 2020. Seren Books. 978-1-78172-565-8.
78. Web site: Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. Michael Franklin. University of Wales Press. 13 June 2020.
79. Web site: Euron Griffith Virtual Launch Of 'Miriam, Daniel And Me'. Seren. 25 July 2020.
80. Web site: Books Hello Friend We Missed You by Richard Owain Roberts. Pearson. Gemma. 2020-06-01. Wales Arts Review. 2020-06-01.
81. Web site: Eloise Williams releases her fourth novel. 1 May 2020. Literature Wales. 23 May 2020.
82. Book: Hazel Walford Davies. O.M. – Cofiant Syr Owen Morgan Edwards. 17 February 2020. Gomer Press. 978-1-84851-864-3.
83. Web site: New Dame Shirley Bassey Album, I Owe It All to You. . 9 November 2020 . 6 November 2020.
84. Web site: Georgia Ruth: Mai review – lush Welsh pastorals and other odes to spring. 8 March 2020. Neil Spencer. The Guardian. 16 July 2020.
85. Web site: Paul Mealor Piano Concerto World Premiere with London Mozart Players. The Sampler. 23 September 2020.
86. Web site: Dream Horse release date announced by Warner Bros. 21 February 2020. Brooke Boucher. South Wales Argus. 20 November 2020.
87. Web site: Hidden Wales with Will Millard. Radio Times. 23 September 2020.
88. Web site: Jennifer Saunders' Memory Lane, review: this interview-on-wheels doesn't make it out of second gear. 23 December 2020. Michael Hogan. Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2021.
89. Web site: Can I be Welsh and black? - adventurer Richard Parks announces new documentary. 25 October 2020. Dan Barnes. South Wales Argus. 11 November 2020.
90. Web site: Pembrokeshire characters featured on Tudur's TV Flashback, BBC One Wales. 20 November 2020. Becky Hotchin. Western Telegraph. 27 November 2020.
91. Web site: Am Dro!. Hat Trick International. 11 July 2024.
92. Web site: Pandemig: 1918 / 2020. 15 July 2020. S4C Cymru Clic. cy.
93. News: Straeon rhyfeddol rhai o adeiladau Cymru. Pembrokeshire Herald. 9 January 2020. cy.
94. Web site: Lee-Jones . Rhianydd . Welsh Grand National 2020: Chepstow race abandoned after Storm Bella . BBC Sport . 28 December 2020 . 27 December 2020.
95. Web site: Wales made light work of their Guinness Six Nations opener as they defeated Italy 42–0 victory in Cardiff. Harry Gray. Six Nations Rugby. 4 February 2020. 5 February 2020.
96. News: Lord Chalfont obituary. The Times. 14 January 2020.
97. Web site: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77 . 22 January 2020 . BBC News . en-GB . 22 January 2020.
98. Web site: Theatre director Terry Hands, who ran the Royal Shakespeare Company, dies aged 79. The Guardian. 4 February 2020. Wiegand. Chris. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200204135006/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/feb/04/theatre-director-terry-hands-who-ran-the-royal-shakespeare-company-dies-aged-79 . 4 February 2020 .
99. Web site: Industry and academic chemistry titan John Cadogan dies. 19 February 2020. Rebecca Trager. Chemistry World.
100. http://www.crazycavan.com/index.html "Cavan 18th February 1949 – 15th February 2020", Crazycavan.com
101. Web site: Ceri Morgan Obituary . Welsh Darts Organisation . 4 March 2020.
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