2022 in Wales explained

Events from the year 2022 in Wales.

Incumbents

• First Minister – Mark Drakeford^[1]
• Secretary of State for Wales – Simon Hart (until 6 July)^[2] and Robert Buckland (until 25 October)^[3] David T. C. Davies (from 25 October)
• Archbishop of Wales – Andy John, Bishop of Bangor^[4]
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Myrddin ap Dafydd^[5]
• National Poet of Wales – Ifor ap Glyn^[6]

Events

• 1 January – The 2022 New Year Honours List includes Olympic sportswomen Hannah Mills (OBE) and Lauren Price (MBE). Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton receives a knighthood, and Professor Julie Lydon becomes a Dame.^[7]
• 14 January – First Minister Mark Drakeford announces that COVID restrictions in Wales are to be eased, following a fall in case numbers, and the country will move gradually towards level zero.^[8]
• 21 January – At a press conference in Cardiff, Mark Drakeford makes an outspoken attack on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for failing to take appropriate precautionary measures against COVID-19. Drakeford suggests that Johnson's government is trying to protect Johnson's position by distracting attention from his record.^[9]
• 4 February – "Dydd Miswig Cymru" (Welsh Language Music Day) is celebrated.^[10]
• 10 February – The Welsh Government announces that social care workers in Wales will receive a one-off £1000 payment in April.^[11]
• 14 February – The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, proposes that a four-day working week be trialled by the Welsh Government.^[12]
• 16 February – The Welsh Government announces a payment of £1,600 per month for young people leaving care when they turn 18.^[13] The Welsh Conservatives say it is "a waste of money".^[14]
• 23 February – Two members of the Welsh Parliament, Adam Price and Mick Antoniw are reprimanded by the UK Foreign Office for visiting Ukraine.^[15]
• 27 February – Four children are rescued from rocks in the River Rhondda by a coastguard helicopter.^[16]
• 12 March – At the start of the Welsh Labour Party conference in Llandudno, Mark Drakeford criticises the UK government's response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying: "This is a government which worries about the human rights of oligarchs but the Home Secretary sends exhausted refugees on a European hunt for a bureaucrat willing to accept their visa application." It is the first Welsh Labour conference to be attended by Sir Keir Starmer in his role as UK Labour leader.^[17]
• 30 March – Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis states that he is suffering from gender dysphoria, and claims that he left the scene of a road accident the previous November because he was "not OK" after being raped two months earlier.^[18]
• 4 April – Senedd members Paul Davies, Darren Millar, Nick Ramsay and Alun Davies are cleared of breaking the law by drinking alcohol on the premises, in a report by the Senedd standards commissioner, Douglas Bain.^[19]
• 28 April – South Wales Police charge Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis with careless driving, failing to report an accident, and leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position, following the incident in November 2021.^[20]
• 5 May – The 2022 Welsh local elections are contested under new boundaries. This was the first time Welsh councils could choose between the current first-past-the-post system and a proportional single transferable vote (STV) system, but councils need to give advance notice of such a change.^{[21] [22]} Overall, Welsh Labour gain control of one council and Plaid Cymru three, whilst the Welsh Conservatives lose one and Independents two.^[23]
• 2 June – Welsh people receiving awards in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee birthday honours include actor Jonathan Pryce (knighthood), singer Beverley Humphreys (MBE) and rugby player Ryan Jones (MBE).^[24] Footballer Gareth Bale and singer Bonnie Tyler also receive the MBE, while weather presenter Derek Brockway gets the BEM.^[25]
• 4 June – The 2022 Urdd eisteddfod ends in Denbighshire, having attracted record crowds.^[26]
• 22 June – Labour MS Eluned Morgan is censured by the Senedd after being banned from driving for six months for repeated speeding offences. Morgan was formally reprimanded after the censure motion was passed unanimously.^[27]
• 11 July – Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis is fined £2,500 and disqualified from driving for six months after being found guilty of motoring offences. District Judge Tan Ikram said he "didn't find the defendant credible".^[28]
• 18 July – The Royal Welsh Show opens at its permanent showground in Builth Wells.^[29]
• 8 August – Former Wales footballer and manager Ryan Giggs appears at Manchester Crown Court on a charge of assault.^[30]
• 19 August – Following a prolonged period of dry weather, a drought is declared in north Ceredigion, Teifi, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen, Swansea, Llanelli, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend.^[31]
• 31 August – A major fire breaks out at Mumbles Pier.^[32]
• 8 September – Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, her son Charles, Prince of Wales, becomes King Charles III of the United Kingdom.^[33]
• 9 September – William, the elder son of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, is confirmed as the new Prince of Wales. His wife Catherine becomes Princess of Wales.^[34]
• 16 September – King Charles III pays his first visit as monarch to Wales, to meet political leaders and attend a religious service^[35]
• 22 September – The Welsh Government introduces a bill to the Senedd to ban single-use plastics, including such items as cups and lids, cutlery, drink-stirrers, takeaway food containers, straws, plates and carrier bags.^[36]
• 28 September – The Prince and Princess of Wales pay their first official visit to Wales in their new roles.^[37]
• 14 November – The Prince of Wales makes a presentation to the England World Cup; his comments are criticised by representatives of the other UK nations.^[38]
• 16 November – The Prince of Wales responds to criticism of his recent comments on the World Cup by claiming he supports "both England and Wales".^[39]
• 21 December – In a survey of house prices, Westbourne Crescent, Cardiff, is named Wales's most expensive street.^[40]
• 23 December – An investigation is launched into the finances of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board after Audit Wales discover a discrepancy of £122 million.^[41]

Arts and literature

National Eisteddfod of Wales

• Chair

Llŷr Gwyn Lewis^[42]

• Crown

Esyllt Maelor^[43]

• Prose Medal: Sioned Erin Hughes^[44]
• Drama Medal: Gruffydd Siôn Ywain^[45]

Awards

• Wales Book of the Year 2022:
  • English language: Nadifa Mohamed, The Fortune Men^[46]
  • Welsh language: Ffion Dafis, Mori^[47]

New books

English language

• Martin Shipton – Mr Jones – The Man Who Knew Too Much – The Life and Death of Gareth Jones^[48]

Welsh language

• Hywel Gwynfryn – Atgofion drwy Ganeuon: Anfonaf Eiriau^[49]

Music

Albums

• Adwaith – Bato Mato^[50]
• Cate Le Bon – Pompeii^[51]
• Novo Amor – Antarctican Dream Machine^[52]

Film

• Save the Cinema, directed by Sara Sugarman, starring Jonathan Pryce and Wynne Evans^[53]

Broadcasting

English language radio

• Huw Stephens and Aleighcia Scott take over as presenters of the Evening Show on BBC Radio Wales.^[54]

English language television

• Late Night Football Club
• Legends of Welsh Sport
• Slammed (documentary series)^[55]
• Together Stronger^[56]
• TV Flashback (new series presented by Kiri Pritchard-McLean^[57])

Welsh language radio

• 3 August – The BBC announces that Radio Cymru 2's broadcasting hours will be increased from 15 hours a week to 60 hours a week.^[58]

Welsh language television

• Bois 58^[59]
• Cewri Cwpan y Byd^[59]
• Dal y Mellt^[60]
• Gogglebocs Cymru^[61]
• Y Golau/The Light in The Hall, starring Joanna Scanlan, Alexandra Roach and Iwan Rheon^[62]
• Y Goleudy, starring Dewi Wykes^[63]

Awards

• BAFTA Cymru awards:^[64]
  • Best actor: Owen Teale
  • Best actress: Emilia Jones
  • Television drama: In My Skin

Sport

• 7 January – Chester F.C., whose ground, the Deva Stadium, is partly in Wales, announce that the club is being investigated for a potential breach of Wales's COVID regulations, after allowing spectators at two matches in the stadium in December 2021 and January 2022.^[65]
• 6 March – 2022 Welsh Open snooker championship is won by Joe Perry, the oldest player to win the event.^[66]
• 6 June – The Wales national football team qualifies for the FIFA World Cup final rounds, for the first time since 1958, by defeating Ukraine 1-0 in Cardiff.^{[67] [68]}
• 7 August - Callum Shinkwin wins the 2022 Cazoo Wales Open golf tournament at Celtic Manor Resort.^[69]
• 13 August – After winning a silver medal for Wales in the mixed triathlon relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Non Stanford goes on to win the Europe Triathlon Championships, and announces her retirement.^[70]
• 5 December – Warren Gatland is re-appointed Head Coach of the Wales national rugby union team, following the departure of Wayne Pivac as a result of a review of the team's performance at the 2022 Autumn Nations Series.^[71]
• 21 December- Olivia Breen is named BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year.^[72]
• 27 December  - The 2022 Welsh Grand National takes place at Chepstow Racecourse. The race is won by The Two Amigos, trained by Nicky Martin and ridden by Welsh jockey David Prichard.^[73]

Deaths

• 8 January – Keith Todd, footballer, 80^[74]
• 10 January – Burke Shelley, rock singer, musician and songwriter, 71^[75]
• 12 January – Taffy Thomas, jockey, 76^[76]
• 21 January – Howard Radford, footballer, 91^[77]
• 25 January – Wyn Calvin, entertainer, 96^[78]
• 14 February – Aled Roberts, politician, 59^[79]
• 20 February – Stewart Bevan, actor, 73^[80]
  • • 4 March Ruth Bidgood, poet, 99^[81]
  • Iwan Edwards, Welsh-Canadian choral conductor, 84.^[82]
  • Dai Jones, television presenter, singer and radio broadcaster, 78^[83]
  • Colin Lewis, cyclist, 79^[84]
• 17 March – Alan Rees, rugby player and cricketer, 84^[85]
• 1 April – Richard Cyril Hughes, historian and novelist, 89^[86]
• 15 April – Peter Swales, historian, 73^[87]
• 29 April – Clive Griffiths, footballer, 67^[88]
• 10 May – Glyn Shaw, dual-code rugby player, 71^[89]
• 18 May – Brian Bedford, footballer, 88^[90]
• 8 June – David Lloyd-Jones, English-born conductor of Welsh parentage, 87^[91]
• 12 June – Phil Bennett, rugby player, 73^[92]
• 13 July – Chris Stuart, journalist, songwriter and radio and television presenter and producer, 73^[93]
• 17 July – Billy Davies, Glamorgan cricketer, 86^[94]
• 5 August – Aled Owen, footballer, 88^[95]
• 24 August – Ken Jones, rugby player, 81^[96]
• 27 August – Tony Nelson, footballer, 92^[97]
• 29 August – Mick Bates, English-born politician, 74^[98]
• 8 September – Mavis Nicholson, writer and broadcaster, 91^[99]
• 15 September – Eddie Butler, rugby player, 65^[100]
• 8 November – Bobby Wanbon, dual-code rugby player, 78^[101]
• 20 November – Frank Rankmore, footballer, 83^[102]
• 23 November – Elvey MacDonald, Eisteddfodwr, 81^[103]
• 9 December – Ruth Madoc, actress and singer, 79^[104]
• 11 December – Mel James, dual code rugby player, 74^[105]
• 22 December – Ronan Vibert, Penarth-raised actor, 58^[106]
• 29 December – Brian Davies, animal welfare activist, 87^[107]

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.