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		<title>Gilestone And Other Developments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For those who don&#8217;t know the story, or have chosen to forget, Gilestone farm, near Talybont-on-Usk, was bought in 2022 by the self-styled &#8216;Welsh Government&#8217; for £4.25m. The excuse given was that Gilestone was to be a new home for the Green Man Festival, which holds its knees-ups not far away on the Glanusk Estate. &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/gilestone-and-other-developments/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Gilestone And Other Developments</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gilestone: It&#8217;s All About Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over three years ago, with &#8216;Gilestone: Thinking Outside The Box&#8216;, I suggested that the &#8216;Welsh Government&#8217;s controversial £4.25m purchase of Gilestone farm is about the transfer of water. Much of what follows may look, superficially, like a rehash of that earlier piece; if so, it&#8217;s because that&#8217;s unavoidable in bringing the story up to date. But &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/gilestone-its-all-about-water/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Gilestone: It&#8217;s All About Water</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Clear Water, Poisoned Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For decades we&#8217;ve been hearing that water is a diminishing commodity, and with an ever-expanding global population we&#8217;ll soon be fighting over water resources. Though these predictions often came from the same people who at different times &#8211; or even simultaneously &#8211; could predict icebergs in Swansea Bay and no snow on Yr Wyddfa. It &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/clear-water-poisoned-debate/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Clear Water, Poisoned Debate</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gilestone: Thinking Outside The Box</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this post I&#8217;ll be setting out my thoughts as to what I believe lies behind the purchase of Gilestone farm. To some extent I&#8217;ll be launching a kite, but I believe it flies. If you disagree, then feel free to tell me. Just click on the &#8216;Comments&#8217; tab. ♦ QUICK RECAP Earlier this year &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/gilestone-thinking-outside-the-box/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Gilestone: Thinking Outside The Box</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Back to the Land!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After taking August off (and enjoying the break) I&#8217;m back to report on an event planned for later this month. In fact, I enjoyed the break so much, and found writing this such hard going, that it might be a while before the next piece appears. ♦ HOW IT BEGAN A couple of weeks ago &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/back-to-the-land/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Back to the Land!</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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