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Events from the year 2025 in Wales.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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  • 1 January
    • The Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for snow in Wales for the weekend of 4–5 January.[7]
    • The mystery runner at the Nos Galan race is revealed as boxer Lauren Price.[8]
    • The Welsh Ambulance Service officially declares the end of a "critical incident" that began on 30 December.[9]
  • 6 January – The UK bank accounts of Daniel Andreas San Diego, one of the United States' most wanted fugitives who was arrested in Wales after 21 years on the run, are frozen for 12 months following a hearing at Llandudno Magistrates' Court.[10]
  • 7 January
  • 8 January – Proposals are published to give Members of the Senedd a 6% pay rise, taking the wages for a backbench MS to £76,380 in 2025–26, up from £72,057.[13]
  • 9 January – James Howells loses his attempt to sue Newport Council to make them recover a Bitcoin hard drive that is now worth about £598m from a rubbish tip.[14]
  • 10 January
  • 11 January – The death is reported of Leon Adams, who spent two years in a coma and was left paralysed and brain damaged following an attack in Cardiff on 14 February 2002.[17]
  • 14 January – Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar accuses Senedd Presiding Officer Elin Jones of "inappropriately interrupting him" after she tells him to "tone down" a question about grooming gangs while he called for a fresh inquiry into child sexual abuse.[18]
  • 16 JanuaryHolyhead Port partially reopens following damage caused by Storm Darragh in December 2024.[19][20]
  • 17 January – An estimated 40,000 homes remain without water following a burst water pipe at Dolgarrog, Conwy county. Welsh Water says that although the pipe has been repaired, a water supply will not be fully restored for "up to 48 hours".[21]
  • 18 January – Welsh Water confirms that 40% of customers affected by a recent pipe burst have had their water restored, but some may have to wait until the next day for it to be fully restored.[22]
  • 21 January – First Minister Eluned Morgan tells the Senedd she is lobbying the UK government to give the Welsh Government powers over the Crown Estate in Wales, after a UK government minister suggested otherwise.[23]
  • 22 January – Following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court, Courtney Matthew is found guilty of throwing a cup of excrement at a prison officer while he was a prisoner at HMP Parc in Bridgend.[24]
  • 24 January
    • Dylan Thomas, the grandson of Peter's Pies founder Stanley Thomas, is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his friend William Bush, who he stabbed to death on 24 December 2023.[25]
    • First Minister Eluned Morgan warns Wales' health bosses they will not get extra funds for their services unless they cut waiting times.[26]
  • 25 January – A group of seven students are rescued by lifeboat from Worm's Head on the Gower Peninsula after becoming trapped on the tidal island in stormy conditions.[27]

Music

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Albums

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Broadcasting

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English language television

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Welsh language television

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Sport

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Holidays

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Tomos (6 August 2024). "Eluned Morgan selected as Wales's new first minister after Vaughan Gething's resignation". Sky News. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Elin Jones elected as presiding officer". BBC News. 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Jo Stevens MP".
  4. ^ "New Archbishop of Wales elected". Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Mererid Hopwood elected Archdruid". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Wales appoints Hanan Issa as its first Muslim national poet". the Guardian. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ Aitken, Catriona (1 January 2025). "Wales weather: Met Office yellow warnings for ice and heavy snow". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. ^ Abbie Wightwick (31 December 2024). "Nos Galan 2024 mystery runner revealed as history-making Olympian". WalesOnline. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. ^ Tom Sinclair (1 January 2025). "Pressures remain high despite the end of ambulance 'critical incident'". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  10. ^ Matthews, Antonia (6 January 2025). "Most wanted fugitive found in Wales has bank accounts frozen". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  11. ^ Riva, Michela (7 January 2025). "Flu: Welsh Ambulance Service overwhelmed by cases – minister". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  12. ^ Aitken, Catriona (8 January 2025). "Newport High School locked down as three teachers hurt by ex-pupil". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  13. ^ Davies, Cemlyn (8 January 2025). "Welsh Parliament politicians could get above inflation pay rise". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  14. ^ Thomas, Huw (9 January 2025). "Bitcoin miner's claim to recover £600m in Newport tip thrown out". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  15. ^ Prichard, Lorna (9 January 2025). "Michael Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  16. ^ Cheung, Iolo (10 January 2025). "Le Pub: Newport music venue saved but others on 'knife edge'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Leon Adams: Man who was brutally attacked 23 years ago has died". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  18. ^ Davies, Daniel (15 January 2025). "Grooming gangs: Top Welsh Tory asked to 'tone down rhetoric'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  19. ^ Dearden, Chris (31 December 2024). "Holyhead: Partial reopening of storm-hit port on 16 January". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  20. ^ Thomas, Rob (15 January 2025). "Storm Darragh: Holyhead ferries resume after six-week port closure". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  21. ^ Slow, Oliver; Thomas, Rob (17 January 2025). "Conwy burst pipe: Two-day wait for people to get water back". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  22. ^ Buckland, Charlie (18 January 2025). "Conwy burst pipe: Thousands facing weekend with no water". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  23. ^ Deans, David (21 January 2025). "No talks on devolving Welsh Crown Estate - UK minister". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  24. ^ Hume, Colette (22 January 2025). "Parc Prison: Man found guilty of throwing poo at officer". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  25. ^ Grundy, David; Aitken, Catriona (24 January 2025). "Llandaff murder: Pie fortune heir jailed for killing best friend". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  26. ^ Palmer, Mark (24 January 2025). "NHS Wales: Improve health services for extra funds, says FM". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  27. ^ Aitken, Catriona (26 January 2025). "Worm's Head: Stranded students rescued from tidal island by RNLI". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  28. ^ Steven Morris (1 January 2025). "'Why not us?': Welsh language trio on their forthcoming double album". Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  29. ^ "Cleddau/The One That Got Away release date". What to Watch. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  30. ^ "Wynne Evans and Joanna Page share the secret of their friendship and favourite moments from their "life changing" Welsh adventure at sea". BBC Media Centre. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  31. ^ "Tŷ Ffit". S4C. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  32. ^ Williams, Gareth W (6 January 2025). "Bangor City. Football club dissolved after compulsory strike-off". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  33. ^ "Wales Bank Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  34. ^ "UK bank holidays". UK Government. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  35. ^ "Lib Dem Peer Jenny Randerson dies at 76". Lib Dem Voice. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  36. ^ "Wales and Cardiff centre Meirion Roberts dies aged 90". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  37. ^ "Yr hanesydd Geraint H Jenkins wedi marw". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  38. ^ "EmrysROBERTS". Funeral Notices (in Welsh). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  39. ^ Leonard, Eben (12 January 2025). "Captain Tom Moore inspired walker Rhythwyn Evans dies aged 95". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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