Festival firm calms land fears with farming pledge

Managers of a controversial Welsh farm have pledged to keep food and farming at the fore, insisting that its plans will bring a £23m boost to local economy

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Welsh Government had come under fire for the purchase of the farm near Talybont
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Welsh Government had come under fire for the purchase of the farm near Talybont

Questions had been raised about the future of Gilestone Farm in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park after it was bought by the Welsh Government for £4.3 million and ‘handed over' to the team behind the Green...

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