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Events from the year 2023 in Wales.

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IncumbentsEdit

For United Kingdom incumbents, see 2023 in the United Kingdom § Incumbents.

EventsEdit

JanuaryEdit

FebruaryEdit

  • 14 February –
    • All major road building projects in Wales, including the proposed Third Menai Crossing, are scrapped amid concerns about the environment.[15]
    • The BBC Welsh Service (now BBC Cymru Wales) marks the 100th anniversary of the BBC's first broadcast in Wales.[16]
  • 16 February – The funeral of Clare Drakeford is held in Cardiff, and attended by senior politicians.[17]
  • 20 February – Three days of strikes involving almost half of ambulance workers in Wales begin, with members of the GMB union walking out on 20 February, and members of the Unite union walking out on 21 and 22 February.[18]
  • 21 February – Ambulance workers belonging to the Unite union call two strikes for 6 and 10 March.[19]
  • 22 February – The NASUWT teaching union rejects a revised pay offer from the Welsh Government.[20]
  • 23 February – The National Health Service in Wales misses its first post-COVID target for reducing the backlog of outpatients waiting for an appointment, with 75,000 people waiting for a year or more when there should be none.[21]
  • 24 February –
    • Devil's Gulch, a popular walking spot in the Elan Valley, is reopened to the public five years after it was closed following a rockfall.[22]
    • An earthquake measuring 3.7 magnitude strikes Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent at 11.59pm.[23]

MarchEdit

  • 3 March – The Unite and GMB unions call off a planned strike by the Welsh Ambulance Service scheduled for Monday 6 March after "significant progress" in talks with the Welsh Government.[24]
  • 6 March – Three people are found dead nearly two days after being reported missing, after their car is spotted by a police helicopter, having crashed into trees in the outskirts of Cardiff. Two survivors are taken to hospital in a critical condition.[25][26]
  • 8 March –
    • Members of the Welsh Ambulance Service belonging to the Unite union call off a strike scheduled for Friday 10 March following "progress" with officials from the Welsh Government.[27]
    • In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK, the widow of a nurse who died as a result of COVID-19 is to sue the National Health Service in Wales. Linda Roberts, the widow of Gareth Roberts, who had Type 2 diabetes, plans the legal action after a coroner found that he died as a result of "industrial disease".[28]
  • 10 March – Members of the National Education Union in Wales call off two strikes planned for 15 and 16 March after receiving a new pay offer from the Welsh Government.[29]
  • 13 March – A man is killed in a gas explosion at a house in Morriston area of Swansea.[30] He is subsequently identified as a 68-year-old pensioner.[31]
  • 16 March – The Welsh Government bans the TikTok app from all its official devices amid concerns about its security.[32]
  • 23 March – Members of the National Education Union vote to accept a pay offer from the Welsh Government worth 8%, ending their industrial dispute.[33]
  • 26 March – Welsh rugby clubs vote for major governance changes to the Welsh Rugby Union board following an extraordinary general meeting at their headquarters in Port Talbot.[34]

Arts and literatureEdit

National Eisteddfod of WalesEdit

MusicEdit

OperaEdit

BroadcastingEdit

  • 8 February – S4C wins the "Best Multi-Channel Programme" Award at the Broadcast Awards 2023 for Fi, Rhyw ac Anabledd.[36]

English language radioEdit

English language televisionEdit

Welsh language radioEdit

Welsh language televisionEdit

  • Drych: Y Dyn yn y Van[40]

SportEdit

JanuaryEdit

FebruaryEdit

MarchEdit

DeathsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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