The Latest Breaking News from Gilestone Farm

Welsh Government gives go-ahead to Green Man to press on with plans for Gilestone Farm

Economy minister Vaughan Gething

Wales Online · May 17, 2023

Welsh Government hurried to buy £4.25m farm for music festival due to underspend

An Audit Wales investigation has raised concerns over the Welsh Government's decision to buy Gilestone Farm before seeing a full business plan

Wales Online · Jan 31, 2023

The villagers who fear they will be overrun when the Green Man festival comes to their village

‘There is no doubt some will call us nimbies - but we have genuine concerns of mass tourism events being catapulted into our village’

Wales Online · Jan 15, 2023

Green Man boss defends Welsh Government deal to buy £4.25m farm in Powys

Fiona Stewart says the festival is a success and they want to build on that "and do more with it"

Wales Online · Aug 15, 2022

Mark Drakeford orders inquiry into ministers' dinner with Green Man festival boss and lobbyist

At the height of the controversy over the Welsh Government's purchase of a farm in Powys for the Green Man festival, lobbyist Cathy Owens hosted a dinner for two ministers and the boss of the festival

Wales Online · Aug 6, 2022

Welsh Government has not ruled out calling off partnership with Green Man despite buying farm for £4.25m

The Welsh Government has been asked why it paid so much for the site without seeing a business plan or 'knowing the full facts'

Wales Online · Jul 14, 2022

Watchdog to investigate Welsh Government's purchase of £4.25m farm

The Senedd's Public Accounts Committee has agreed to ask the Auditor General for Wales to investigate the purchase and to presents its findings to the Ccommittee before they decide how to proceed further

Wales Online · May 26, 2022

Welsh Government buys huge farm for Green Man but festival says it's staying put

The deal for 'glamping' destination Gilestone Farm is worth more than £4m

Wales Online · May 20, 2022