2010 in Wales

none December 2019 August 2011 2010 This article is about the particular significance of the year 2010 to Wales and its people. Incumbents First Minister – Carwyn Jones Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain (until 11 May) Cheryl Gillan Archbishop of Wales – Barry Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Jim Parc Nest Events January–June 1 January – Welsh people honoured by The Queen in the 2010 New Year Honours List include Menna Richards, Director of BBC Cymru Wales (OBE) and banker Dyfrig John (CBE).https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8435534.stm BBC News Ex-HSBC boss made CBE in honours 31 December 2009 6 January – School closures and icy road conditions result from heavy snow in most areas of Wales.https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/83494/warning-to-commuters.aspx Warning to commuters 6 January 2010 Natalie Jones Newsquest Denbighshire Free Press https://web.archive.org/web/20110720012423/http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/83494/warning-to-commuters.aspx 20 July 2011 dead 7 January – A report issued by the Ministry of Defence concludes that the two RAF pilots involved in the Porthcawl mid-air collision over Kenfig in March 2009 "did not see each other".https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8444562.stm BBC News Pilots 'did not see each other' 7 January 2010 11 January – The HM Land Registry office in Swansea (High Street) closes as a result of the Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2009. The Wales Office of the Land Registry, situated in Llansamlet, Swansea, remains open.https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/0/BC653422AF3744A48025764E0051E968?OpenDocument Important changes affecting Land Registry offices in Wales from January 2010 WiredGov 13 October 2009 26 September 2019 12 January – Further heavy snow hits south and west Wales, as local authorities begin to run out of grit to treat roads.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8455388.stm BBC News New snow arrives as grit rationed 12 January 2010 12 February – Welsh Secretary Peter Hain and Assembly Environment Minister Jane Davidson announce plans to make the M4 in Wales a "hydrogen highway", with alternative energy refuelling points.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8511319.stm BBC News M4 set to be 'hydrogen highway' 12 February 2010 5 February – Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson is recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission as one of four new non-party-political peers.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8500200.stm BBC News Dame Tanni nominated for peerage 5 February 2010 120px|thumb|Baroness Grey-Thompson 14 February – Welsh rugby international Andy Powell is arrested near Junction 33 on the M4 motorway at 0600 GMT 14 February 2010, in possession of a stolen golf buggy.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/14/andy-powell-golf-buggy-wales London The Guardian Alan Gardner Andy Powell arrested over golf buggy after Wales win over Scotland 14 February 2010 15 February – For behaviour "contrary to the squad's code of conduct", Andy Powell is removed from Wales' 35-man training squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8516351.stm BBC News Wales drop Andy Powell from team 15 February 2010 1 March – A BBC poll suggests that support has risen for full law-making powers for the Welsh Assembly, up to 56%, with 35% against, although Nick Bourne the leader of the Welsh Conservative Party (who supported a yes vote) is sceptical of the poll results.Powys Betsan https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/wales_politics/8541797.stm 'Support grows' for full law-making Wales assembly BBC News 1 March 2010 27 June 2010 16 March – Welsh Slate announces the closure of Oakeley Quarry at Blaenau Ffestiniog.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/8572075.stm BBC News Quarry losses hit Snowdonia town 17 March 2010 17 March – Government figures show that the unemployment rate in Wales, at 9.2% is higher than any other home country and higher than all but two other regions of the UK.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/wales_politics/8572182.stm BBC News Unemployment rate highest in UK 17 March 2010 18 March – The Marriage (Wales) Act 2010 brings the Church in Wales's marriage regulations into line with those of the Church of England.Nicholas Roberts http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/21693/1/The%20historical%20background%20to%20the%20Marriage%20(Wales)%20Act%202010%20(Ecc%20LJ)%20(resub)(prf%20crrctd).pdf The Historical Background to the Marriage (Wales) Act 2010 13 1 Ecclesiastical Law Journal January 2011 39–56 10.1017/S0956618X10000785 144909754 16 April – Four men are killed and a fifth is seriously injured in a car crash near Porthcawl.https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/04/16/porthcawl-crash-car-sliced-in-two-91466-26259707 Porthcawl crash car 'sliced in two' 16 April 2010 WalesOnline Media Wales https://web.archive.org/web/20100420213325/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/04/16/porthcawl-crash-car-sliced-in-two-91466-26259707/ 20 April 2010 dead 6 May – In the United Kingdom general election, the Conservative Party wins 8 seats, Labour 26, Plaid Cymru 3 and the Lib Democrats 3. 12 May – Cheryl Gillan is confirmed as Secretary of State for Wales in the new UK government of David Cameron; she is the first woman to hold the post.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8677418.stm David Cameron appoints Cheryl Gillan as Welsh Secretary BBC Wales 12 May 2010 15 January 2012 120px|thumb|Cheryl Gillan 25 May – The Learned Society of Wales is launched.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/05/25/learned-society-of-wales-launch-91466-26513210/ Learned Society of Wales launched Robin Turner Wales Online 25 May 2010 3 June 2017 28 May – Llanrwst celebrates the 400th anniversary of the almshouses built by Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet. 15 June – Cheryl Gillan, the new Welsh Secretary in the Conservative—Liberal Democrat coalition government at Westminster, announces that the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum will probably be held between January and March 2011.http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/06/16/welsh-referendum-on-more-powers-in-2011-says-cheryl-gillan-55578-26660193/ Daily Post North Wales Welsh referendum on more powers in 2011 says Cheryl Gillan Dailypost.co.uk 27 June 2010 16 June – New members of the Gorsedd are announced by the National Eisteddfod of Wales. They include Tim Rhys-Evans, Edwin Regan and Jill Evans.https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesarts/2010/06/eisteddfod_gorsedd_of_bards_members_honoured.html New Gorsedd of Bards members honoured BBC – Wales Arts 28 April 2019 23 June – A Danish tabloid newspaper accuses Stephen Kinnock, who is married to Danish politician Helle Thorning-Schmidt, of tax evasion.http://www.bt.dk/danmark/scorer-kassen-i-skattely B.T. afslører Helle Thorning og manden: Scorer kassen i skattely B.T. 23 June 2010 Danish 24 June – Barry-born Julia Gillard becomes Australia's first female prime minister. 28 June – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, unveils a new memorial on the site of Six Bells Colliery. The sculpture, Guardian (of the Valleys) by Sebastien Boyesen, commemorates the pit disaster of 1960 and is a tribute to those who work in dangerous industries.https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/06/29/archbishop-unveils-pit-disaster-statue-91466-26745825/ Archbishop unveils pit disaster statue Steffan Rhys 29 June 2010 WalesOnline Media Wales 120px|thumb|The Guardian of the Valleys July–December 1 July – Wales's four archaeological trusts launch an online searchable website, known as Archwilio, at the Treftadaeth Conference in Swansea. Alun Ffred Jones AM, Minister for Heritage, observes: "Wales is the first country in Britain that has made all its archaeological records available online" and "Archwilio will be a tremendous asset not only for the people of Wales but also for those further afield who have an interest in the rich archaeology and cultural heritage of our country".The Welsh Trusts launch Archwilio. 5 August – The Faenol Festival is cancelled for the second year running.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-10872370 Faenol Festival near Bangor off after low ticket sales BBC Wales 5 August 2010 5 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814143012/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-10872370 14 August 2010 live 23 August – The remains of Anglesey-born MI6 worker Gareth Williams are discovered locked in a sports baghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11152467 Body of MI6 worker Gareth Williams 'locked in bag' BBC News 1 September 2010 1 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901191458/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11152467 1 September 2010 live at his Pimlico flat.Sam Jones and Helen Pidd "'British spy' found dead identified as Foreign Office worker", The Guardian, 25 August 2010 29 August – Air-sea rescue services begin a frantic search for missing kayaker Elizabeth Ashbee, who became separated from four colleagues in rough waters and bad weather at Ynys Feurig near Rhosneigr, Anglesey. Her body is found in Caernarfon Bay two days later.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/09/02/body-identified-as-that-of-missing-kayaker-91466-27184053 Wales Online Body identified as that of missing kayaker September 2010 September – The University of Wales Trinity Saint David, created by the merger of Trinity University College and the University of Wales, Lampeter, admits its first students. 5 September – Holly Stuckey, a pupil at Ysgol Maesteg School, is taken to hospital suffering from an allergic reaction, but dies shortly afterwards. Her parents later claim she was severely bullied at the school.Wales Online 12 April 2012. Accessed 5 May 2014 13 September – Archaeologists working at Caerleon announce the discovery of a suit of Roman armour.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11288684 Rare Roman suit of armour found at Caerleon dig 13 September 2010 BBC News 22 September – Sainsbury's original Newport store closes and a new superstore opens in Crindau. 4 November – The accident report on the Porthcawl mid-air collision over Kenfig of March 2009 is released.https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/raf-pilots-didnt-see-each-1883471 RAF pilots didn't see each other in time, report claims 4 November 2010 WalesOnline Media Wales The AAIB makes no safety recommendations, referring instead to the recommendations made in January's Ministry of Defence inquiry report. 16 November – Buckingham Palace confirms that Prince William of Wales will marry Catherine Middleton in 2011. Her title following the marriage would be dependent on whether an additional title were conferred on the prince. 19 November – The Welsh Pony and Cob Society opens a museum at its new headquarters near Felinfach.BBC Mid Wales, "Welsh Pony and Cob museum ready for the off", 19 November 2012. Accessed 30 October 2012 28 December – Andrew Craig, of Caernarfon, completes the challenge of climbing Snowdon every week for a year, thus earning £15000 for charity.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/01/02/a-year-of-climbing-snowdon-for-walker-91466-27918697/ A year of climbing Snowdon for walker James McCarthy 2 January 2011 WalesOnline 16 October 2012 Undated Both major chemical production plants at Cefn Mawr shut down. Arts and culture 3 April – New Llandaff Cathedral organ first played. 13 May – Only Men Aloud! win the Album of the Year award at the Classical BRIT Awards.http://www.classicalbrits.co.uk/news/2010/the-classical-brit-awards-2010-with-nsi-celebrates-a-triumphant-night-of-international-suc The Classical BRIT Awards 2010 with NS&I Celebrates a Triumphant Night of International Success 13 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100516042526/http://www.classicalbrits.co.uk/news/2010/the-classical-brit-awards-2010-with-nsi-celebrates-a-triumphant-night-of-international-suc 16 May 2010 dead 31 March – Wenvoe transmitting station turns off its remaining analogue television signals, officially completing the switchover to digital television in Wales.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/8593948.stm Wales is first UK nation to switch fully to digital TV BBC News 31 March 2010 16 October 2012 20 September – David Essex marries Welsh actress Susan Hallam-Wright at St Cross Church in Talybont, near Bangor.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/09/22/david-essex-marries-welsh-actress-91466-27318138/#ixzz10LuDaFkD David Essex marries Welsh actress Ciaran Jones 22 September 2010 WalesOnline 16 October 2012 8 October – Cardiff-based author Belinda Bauer wins the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for her debut novel Blacklands.The Writers of Wales Database: Belinda Bauer http://www.literaturewales.org/writers-of-wales/i/135957/desc/bauer-belinda/ literaturewales.org 15 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406031017/http://www.literaturewales.org/writers-of-wales/i/135957/desc/bauer-belinda/ 6 April 2012 dead Awards Glyndŵr Award – David Nash National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Tudur Hallam National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Glenys Mair Glyn Roberts National Eisteddfod of Wales: Drama Medal – withheld National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Jerry Hunter Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen – Grace Roberts Wales Book of the Year: English language: Philip Gross – I Spy Pinhole Eye Welsh language: John Davies – Cymru: Y 100 lle i’w gweld cyn marw Dylan Thomas Prize: Elyse Fenton – ClamorDylan Thomas Prize winner Elyse Fenton on how it changed her life http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/books-in-wales/2011/06/24/dylan-thomas-prize-winner-elyse-fenton-on-how-it-changed-her-life-91466-28931900/ Walesonline Price, Karen Western Mail 24 June 2011 11 January 2012 Kyffin Art Prize: New books English language Gladys Mary Coles – Clayhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/gladys-mary-coles---clay-1832151 Gladys Mary Coles – Clay WalesOnline 22 March 2013 26 May 2019 J. Graham Jones – David Lloyd George and Welsh Liberalismhttps://blog.library.wales/david-lloyd-george-and-welsh-liberalism/ David Lloyd George and Welsh Liberalism National Library of Wales 25 June 2010 26 May 2019 Patrick McGuinness – Jilted Cityhttps://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857549683 Jilted City Carcanet Press 26 May 2019 Jamie Owen – Around Wales by B-Roads and Bywayshttp://www.gwales.com/goto/biblio/cy/9780091932824?lang=EN&tsid=1 Around Wales by B-Roads and Byways gwales 2 February 2020 M. Wynn Thomas – In the Shadow of the Pulpit Stan Stennett – Fully Booked Nikolai Tolstoy – The Oldest British Prose Literature: the Compilation of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi Welsh language Fflur Dafydd – Awr y Locustiaidhttp://www.gwales.com/bibliographic/?isbn=9780862439828&tsid=9 Awr y Locustiaid gwales cy 2 February 2020 Mari Emlyn (ed.) – Llythyrau'r Wladfa 1945–2010http://www.gwales.com/goto/biblio/cy/9781845272920 Llythyrau'r Wladfa 1945-2010 gwales cy 2 February 2020 Hywel Griffiths – Dirgelwch y Bont Angharad Price – Caersaint Dewi Prysor v Lladd Duw Music Noise pop band Joanna Gruesome formed in Cardiff. Classical Huw Watkins – Violin Concerto Albums Attack! Attack! – The Latest Fashion Charlotte Church – Back to Scratch Colorama – BOX Duffy – Endlessly Katherine Jenkins – Katherine Jenkins: Believe Live From The O2 Tom Jones – Praise & Blame Al Lewis – In the Wake Manic Street Preachers – Postcards From a Young Man Y Niwl – Y Niwl Singles Duffy (singer) – "Well, Well, Well" Katherine Jenkins – "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" Film English-language Rhys Ifans plays the title role in Mr. Nice, as Howard Marks. Patagonia, starring Matthew Rhys Michael Sheen stars in Unthinkable Third Star, set in Pembrokeshire Welsh-language Patagonia Broadcasting Welsh-language television Only Men Aloud Rhestr Nadolig Wil English-language television Hidden Houses of Wales (with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen) Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience Sherlock, produced by BBC Wales The Special Relationship (TV film) starring Michael Sheen as Tony Blair. Snowdonia 1890 Sport 4 April – Mark Williams wins his third China Open title.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8602765.stm Mark Williams beats Ding Junhui to win China Open title 4 April 2010 BBC Sport 20 May 2019 18 September – Boxer Nathan Cleverly defeats Karo Murat at the LG Arena in Birmingham in an eliminator for the WBO light heavyweight title. October – At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Wales wins medals in several sports: Medal NameSportEventDate Dai Greene Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles 10 October Robert Weale Lawn bowls Men's singles 13 October Jazmin Carlin Aquatics Women's 200 m freestyle 5 October Carys Parry Athletics Women's Hammer Throw 6 October Becky James Cycling Women's sprint 7 October Michaela Breeze Weightlifting Women's 63 kg 7 October Jenny McLoughlin Athletics Women's 100m T37 8 October Sean McGoldrick Boxing Bantamweight 13 October Francesca Jones Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual hoop 14 October Becky James Cycling Women's 500 m Time Trial 5 October Jemma Lowe Aquatics Women's 100 m Butterfly 7 October Jazmin Carlin Aquatics Women's 400 m freestyle 7 October Georgia Davies Aquatics Women's 50 m backstroke 7 October Christian Malcolm Athletics Men's 200 m 10 October Rhys Williams Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles 10 October Anwen Butten & Hannah Smith Lawn bowls Women's pairs 11 October Keiran Harding Boxing Middleweight (75kg) 11 October Jermaine Asare Boxing Light Heavyweight (81kg) 11 October Johanne Brekke Shooting Women's 50m Rifle Prone (Singles) 12 October 5 December – Gareth Bale wins the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year awardBale awarded BBC Wales accolade https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/9261532.stm BBC News 2 August 2021 6 December 2010 27 December – The Welsh National steeplechase, scheduled to be held at Chepstow, is postponed from its traditional spot because of adverse weather conditions. Deaths 2 January – John Rhys Evans, operatic baritone, 79Washington Post 7 January 2010 John Rhys Evans: Death notice https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=john-r-evans&pid=138244792 25 September 2018 4 January – Hywel Teifi Edwards, writer and broadcaster, 74https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8440734.stm BBC News Hywel Teifi Edwards dies aged 75 5 January 2010 15 April 2019 20 January – Jack Parry, footballer, 86http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15885 Fifties Town Keeper Dies 20 January 2010 TWTD.com 20 January 2010 9 February – Malcolm Vaughan, singer and actor, 80https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/malcolm-vaughan-singer-who-fell-foul-of-the-bbc-but-sold-half-a-million-records-as-a-result-1909495.html Malcolm Vaughan obituary Leigh, Spencer The Independent 25 February 2010 London 25 February 2010 11 February – Brian Godfrey, footballer, 69 14 February – Dick Francis, jockey and novelist, 89Reynolds Stanley Dick Francis obituary https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/14/dick-francis-obituary 8 November 2020 The Guardian 14 February 2010 22 February – Robin Davies, actor, 56 (lung cancer)https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2010/robin-davies/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160306033145/https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2010/robin-davies/ dead 6 March 2016 Robin Davies - Obituaries - The Stage The Stage The Stage 23 February – Wyn Morris, conductor, 81https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wyn-morris-conductor-whose-gifts-were-undermined-by-his-relations-with-musicians-and-administrators-1930697.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wyn-morris-conductor-whose-gifts-were-undermined-by-his-relations-with-musicians-and-administrators-1930697.html 7 May 2022 subscription live Wyn Morris: Conductor whose gifts were undermined by his relations Independent.co.uk 23 October 2011 3 March – Michael Foot, politician, 96http://www.newstatesman.com/2010/03/foot-dies-aged-leader-labour Michael Foot dies New Statesman UK 3 March 2010 15 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100306165521/http://www.newstatesman.com/2010/03/foot-dies-aged-leader-labour 6 March 2010 live 10 March – Micky Jones, musician, 63 13 March – Neville Meade, heavyweight boxer, 61http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Champion-Neville-Meade-s-legacy-lives-city/story-12424137-detail/story.html Champion Neville Meade's legacy lives on in city thisissouthwales.co.uk 19 March 2010 27 October 2011 31 March – Keith Kissack, historian of Monmouth, 96 9 April – John Griffiths, curator of the London Science Museum, 57John Becklake, "Obituary: John Griffiths". Life after the Museum, No 25, page 21, Autumn 2010. 14 April Tom Ellis, politician, 86 Frank Jackett, footballer, 82http://www.yourannouncement.co.uk/3867560 JACKETT, Frank : Obituary 29 January 2011 YourAnnouncement.co.uk dead https://archive.today/20130505123256/http://www.yourannouncement.co.uk/3867560 5 May 2013 29 April (in London) – Harold Rubens, pianist and human rights activist, 90Flynn Jessica Tributes paid to piano great Harold Rubens http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tributes-paid-piano-great-harold-1916046 South Wales Echo 4 May 2010 Cardiff 13 October 2017 30 April – Gwyn Rowlands, rugby union international, 81http://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/berkhamsted-news/Popular-former-town-GP-has.6275408.jp Popular former town GP has died The Gazette (Berkhamsted, England) 2010-05-05 2010-05-12 8 May 14 October – J. A. G. Griffith, lawyer and academic, 91Martin Loughlin, 'John Griffith obituary', The Guardian (25 May 2010), retrieved 23 July 2019. Alan Watkins, political journalist, 77 7 June – Stuart Cable, musician and television presenter, 40http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/06/15/date-set-for-stuart-cable-s-funeral-91466-26654156/ Date set for Stuart Cable's funeral WalesOnline 16 June 2010 17 June 2010 22 June – Pennant Roberts, TV producer, 69 23 June – Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, former Secretary of State for Wales, 78http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/8234012.Peter_Walker_dies_aged_78/ Peter Walker dies aged 78 23 June 2010 23 June 2010 Worcester News 20 July – Iris Gower, novelist, 75https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/iris-gower-bestselling-author-whose-hometown-of-swansea-informed-her-historical-romances-2036772.html Iris Gower: Bestselling author whose hometown of Swansea informed her historical romances The Independent 28 July 2010 15 April 2019 7 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190407124137/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/iris-gower-bestselling-author-whose-hometown-of-swansea-informed-her-historical-romances-2036772.html dead 21 July Lowri Gwilym, television and radio producer, 55 (cerebral haemorrhage)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lowri-gwilym-widely-admired-welsh-television-executive-2040069.html The Independent Lowri Gwilym: Widely admired Welsh television executive 31 July 2010 16 April 2016 Jimmy Singer, footballer, 72 August – Gareth Williams, intelligence officer, 31 10 August – Brian Clark, Cardiff City footballer, 67 13 August – A. J. R. Russell-Wood, historian, 70https://releases.jhu.edu/2010/08/19/russell-wood/ Johns Hopkins Historian John R. Russell-Wood dies 19 August 2010 Johns Hopkins University 15 April 2019 30 August – Owen Edwards, broadcaster, 76BBC Wales News 16 September – Richard Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth, politician, 75https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11333562 Liberal Democrat peer Richard Livsey dies, aged 75 BBC News 16 September 2010 15 April 2019 18 October – Mel Hopkins, footballer, 75 27 October – William Griffiths, hockey player, 88 28 October – Robert Dickie, British champion boxer, 46 (heart attack)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-12934984 Robert Dickie Trust launched in Llanelli boxer's honour BBC News 2 April 2011 22 May 2011 9 December – Meirion Pennar, poet and academic, 65https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12023968 Poet and Welsh works translator Meirion Pennar dies BBC Wales 17 December 2010 19 December 2010 26 December – Vivien Jones, lacrosse player, 59http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/01/04/international-womens-lacrosse-legend-vivien-jones-dies-59 insidelacrosse.com International Women's Lacrosse Legend Vivien Jones Dies at 59 4 January 2011 17 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120326073412/http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/01/04/international-womens-lacrosse-legend-vivien-jones-dies-59 26 March 2012 dead See also 2010 in Northern Ireland References Category:2010s in Wales Category:Years of the 21st century in Wales *Wales Category:2010 in Europe