1999 in Wales

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1999 in the United Kingdom
1999 in Ireland
Other events of 1999

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1999 to Wales and its people.

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[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Events

  • January
    • Protesting farmers blockade the north Wales HQ of supermarket chain Iceland.
    • Opening of the St David's Hotel in Cardiff Bay, Wales's first 5-star hotel.
  • February - Outbreak of meningitis in the Pontypridd area.
  • March - West Wales and the Valleys is designated an Objective 1 region within the European Community.
  • May 6 - First elections to the National Assembly for Wales.
  • May 10 - The Queen attends a gala concert in Cardiff Bay to celebrate the opening of the Welsh Assembly.
  • June
    • The Clydach murders: four members of the same family are found bludgeoned to death.
    • Eight children in north Wales are taken ill with E-coli poisoning.
  • July - Bryncelyn Brewery begins brewing.
  • December - Hyder cuts 1000 jobs after being forced to make cuts in their charges for electricity and water.
  • December 19 - Charlotte Church makes her debut as a television actress in Heartbeat.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair -
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown -
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal -
  • Wales Book of the Year:
    • English language:
    • Welsh language:
  • Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -

[edit] New books

  • Greg Cullen - Paul Robeson Knew My Father (play)
  • Grahame Davies - Sefyll yn y Bwlch
  • Craig Thomas - Slipping into Shadow

[edit] Music

[edit] Film

[edit] Welsh-language films

  • Cymer Dy Siâr
  • Porc Pei (Pork Pie)
  • Solomon a Gaenor, starring Ioan Gruffudd

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Welsh-language television

  • Y Palmant Aur (drama)
  • Yno o hyd (documentary)
  • Tri Tenor - Gala concert with performances by Welsh tenors Gwyn Hughes Jones, Rhys Meirion and Timothy Richards
  • Catrin Finch (documentary)
  • Ponteifi (sitcom)

[edit] English-language television

  • Sea of Troubles (documentary)
  • House of the Future (documentary by Malcolm Parry)
  • Barry Welsh is Coming (winner of the BAFTA Wales Award for Light Entertainment)
  • Belonging (BBC Wales)
  • The Big Picture (presented by Peter Lord)

[edit] Sport

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths