2018 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 2018 to Wales and its people.

2018
in
Wales
Centuries:
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:
2018 in
The United Kingdom
England
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

January

16 Jan: Neil McEvoy, AM, expelled by Plaid Cymru

February

March

  • 1 MarchStorm Emma causes widespread disruption in Wales, with heavy snowfall and strong winds in many places and the Met Office issuing a red warning and the public being advised to stay indoors if possible.[9]
  • 29 March – UK prime minister Theresa May visits South Wales as part of a nationwide tour in the run-up to Brexit.[10]

April

Jazz Carlin

May

June

July

Geraint Thomas

August

September

New Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price

October

November

Mark Drakeford, newly elected leader of the Welsh Labour Party and First Minister of Wales

December

Helen Jenkins, MBE

Arts and literature

Season's Greetings, a mural by graffiti artist Banksy, stencilled onto a garage in Port Talbot in December 2018.

National Eisteddfod of Wales

Welsh Awards

English language

Welsh language

  • Daniel Davies – Arwyr[43]
  • Geraint Evans – Digon i'r Diwrnod
  • Llwyd OwenPyrth Uffern[44]
  • Manon RhysStafell fy Haul

New albums

New compositions

Film

Television

Visual arts

Sport

In sports

Awards

Broadcasting

English-language television

  • Charlotte Church and Rhod Gilbert are among celebrities who participate in BBC Wales documentaries about mental health issues, linked to the "Welsh Happiness Day" project.[65]
  • Keeping Faith, the English-language version of Un Bore Mercher, is aired on BBC Wales.[66]
  • BBC Wales launches a "Festival of Funny" for the month of October, including the new series Tourist Trap, starring Sally Phillips.[67]

English-language radio

Welsh-language television

Welsh-language radio

  • The BBC launches a new station, Radio Cymru 2, opening with presenters Dafydd Du and Caryl Parry Jones.[69]

Deaths

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