1 April – The
Local Government Act 1972 comes into effect, abolishing all 13 traditional counties of Wales and creating eight new counties, also confirming that
Monmouthshire (mostly incorporated in the new county of
Gwent) is part of Wales.[7]
Richard Burton is banned from
BBC productions after complaints about his derogatory comments about Winston Churchill and others in power during World War II.
^Harold Arthur Harris (1976). Anthony James Brothers; I. M. Barton (eds.). Greek Athletics and the Jews. University of Wales Press. p. 3.
ISBN9780708306352.
1 April – The
Local Government Act 1972 comes into effect, abolishing all 13 traditional counties of Wales and creating eight new counties, also confirming that
Monmouthshire (mostly incorporated in the new county of
Gwent) is part of Wales.[7]
Richard Burton is banned from
BBC productions after complaints about his derogatory comments about Winston Churchill and others in power during World War II.
^Harold Arthur Harris (1976). Anthony James Brothers; I. M. Barton (eds.). Greek Athletics and the Jews. University of Wales Press. p. 3.
ISBN9780708306352.