1968_in_Wales

1968 in Wales

1968 in Wales

List of events

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1968 to Wales and its people.

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Incumbents

For United Kingdom incumbents, see 1968 in the United Kingdom § Incumbents.

Events

  • 9 May – County borough and district elections take place, with the Labour Party losing its majority on Newport Borough Council after 16 years.[3]
  • 10 August – Gulf Oil's new refinery at Milford Haven is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.[4]
  • September – In response to the news that Harold Wilson's government has proposed to use part of the disaster fund set up to help the people of Aberfan to meet the costs of removing the tip that caused the Aberfan disaster, Merthyr MP S. O. Davies says: "I have never known a prime minister to behave so disgracefully in all my 34 years in the House of Commons".[5]
  • October – Trawsfynydd nuclear power station, the only nuclear power station to be located in a national park, is opened.
  • November – In the referendum on the Sunday opening of public houses, the counties of Anglesey, Caernarfon, Cardigan, Carmarthen and Merioneth vote to stay "dry".
  • 17 December – Official opening of first phase of the Royal Mint's new Llantrisant plant.[6]
  • The Welsh Office acquires responsibility for historic monuments, and for the water supply in Wales.
  • The first bilingual (Welsh/English) postage stamp is issued, in recognition of the Prince of Wales's forthcoming investiture.[7]
  • Hugh Cudlipp becomes Chairman of the International Publishing Corporation.

Arts and literature

Awards

New books

English language

Welsh language

Drama

  • Ewart Alexander – Omri's Burning[19]

Music

Film

Broadcasting

  • HTV takes over the commercial television franchise from TWW. Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, one of the founders of the new company, becomes Director of Programmes.

Welsh-language TV and radio

  • Helo Sut Dach Chi?, presented by Hywel Gwynfryn, is the first Welsh-language pop programme on radio.

English-language television

Sport

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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