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

Contents

Incumbents

Events

January

16 Jan: Neil McEvoy, AM, expelled by Plaid Cymru Neil McEvoy AM (28092346611).jpg
16 Jan: Neil McEvoy, AM, expelled by Plaid Cymru

February

March

April

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Jazz Carlin

May

June

July

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Geraint Thomas

August

September

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New Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price

October

November

Mark Drakeford, newly elected leader of the Welsh Labour Party and First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford - National Assembly for Wales.jpg
Mark Drakeford, newly elected leader of the Welsh Labour Party and First Minister of Wales

December

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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. Season's Greetings, Banksy (2).jpg
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

New books

English language

Welsh language

Music

New albums

New compositions

Film

Television

Visual arts

Sport

In sports

Awards

Broadcasting

English-language television

English-language radio

Welsh-language television

Welsh-language radio

Deaths

Related Research Articles

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