North coast hotel owners to invest £2m in upgrade

[View in browser]( [Belfast Telegraph]( Tuesday, 13 June 2023 [Weekly Business Digest](   Good afternoon and welcome to Business Telegraph, This week, we talk to Marine Hotel co-owner Colum McLornan who plans to [invest £2m in the Ballycastle property]( with [business partner Claire Hunter]( ahead of The Open in 2025. A rise in UK firms going out of business as pandemic support measures end is highlighted in a new report, with Mid and East Antrim seeing the biggest increase [among Northern Ireland regions](. Centra Choices bagged [Best Marketing Campaign]( for Musgrave at the Belfast Telegraph Grocer Marketing Awards in the Culloden on Friday night, while the [Henderson Group lifted five wins](. Housebuilding in NI is [dogged by failings in planning and the wastewater system]( and requires intervention, writes Braidwater Group managing director Joe McGinnis. And how can you be the underdog firebrand when you are the biggest airline in Europe, asks Richard Curran in his opinion piece on [Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary’s ongoing battle with the EC](. Thank you and see you next week, Margaret Top Stories [Rise in NI firms going out of business as pandemic support measures end](   [DfE cuts a ‘disinvestment’ in future of Northern Ireland​​​​](   [Awards demonstrate vibrancy and strength of local food sector](   [Antrim firm aids UN effort to avoid environmental disaster in the Red Sea](   [Coca-Cola HBC appoints new all-island general manager](   Interview [premium] [The college friends who’ve helped put Ballycastle back on tourist map with hotel restoration](   Opinion [premium] [Joe McGinnis: ‘There are forces at play which are changing the housing market’](   [premium] [Richard Curran: Scourge of bureaucrats Michael O’Leary can’t expect many favours in Brussels](   [Richard Primrose: How Open Farm Weekend reflects value of agriculture to NI’s economy](   And Finally... [Tech giants no longer most desirable workplace for young jobseekers](   What do you think of this email? [Positive]( [Positive]( [Negative]( [Negative]( [belfasttelegraph]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Facebook]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This email is from Belfast Telegraph part of Mediahuis UK Ltd. You received this email because you have signed up for the Belfast Telegraph Business Newsletter. [Contact Us]( | [Privacy Statement]( | [Cookie Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright - 2023 All Rights Reserved