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Cairngorm Capital – The Kiss Of Death

Jac — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:30:21 +0000

This is a follow-up to my previous piece on the collapse of Consumer Energy Solutions Ltd (CES), owned by Cairngorm Capital. I suspect CES will be followed by linked companies that have also been taking advantage of the UK government’s ECO4 scheme, due to end in March. Even before the scheme ends MPs are calling …

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The Parasites Keep a-Coming

Jac — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:30:21 +0000

I hadn’t planned this but you’re reading it because it illustrates what’s happening over much of Wales. Though this case is a bit of an oddity in that it’s official but there’s no info beyond the bare bones. ◊ LLANTEG Our story focuses on the hamlet of Llanteg, Pembrokeshire; pinned in the centre of the …

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Merthyr Ski Slope 3

Jac — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:00:48 +0000

After writing about this project in September 2017 I didn’t think I’d be returning to Rhydycar West. But here we are in 2023 and it’s been resurrected. If you’ve got 3 minutes to spare, there’s even a video. Though it would definitely help you follow this piece if you read what I put out in …

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Why only 10% of Welsh housing should be on the open market Part 2: Suggested answers to the most common questions and concerns

Jac — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:00:45 +0000

This is a guest post by Gruffydd Meredith. It considers important but overlooked aspects of the housing crisis in Wales. For while holiday homes get most of the attention the problem of properties being bought for other reasons tends to slip beneath the radar. I’m thinking now of properties bought by those settling permanently in …

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Gwynedd LDP, and Wider Considerations

Jac — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 21:50:13 +0000

Everybody seems to have had their say on this subject so I might as well make my contribution. First, remember that what was passed a week last Friday was the LDP for Gwynedd minus the Snowdonia National Park, which has its own planning authority and its own LDP. Even though the Park covers most of …

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