Blame game begins over business closure

The blame game bgan in earnest in Larne this week following the closure of two local businesses.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jul 2010, 17:44 BST
Updated 29th Jul 2010, 17:48 BST

Costcutter at Point Street stopped trading on Thursday with the loss of 40 jobs. And the next day, a fence was erected around the site of the Highways Hotel and a message posted on the hostelry's website, which read: It is with great regret that we must announce that the Highways Hotel has ceased trading and is closed until further notice."

Both closures came as a shock, even in the current economic climate, but it is the demise of Larne man John Murray's Costcutter store that has caused the bigger furore.

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See this week's paper for exclusive coverage of the story as Mr Murray and the NI Retail Trade Association claim the failure of the business was directly related to the opening of the Asda store at Redlands in June.

And read how Larne Traders Forum are demanding that Larne council should not halt the planned 5.1m sale of Inver Park to Tesco for another edge-of-town development.

Have you been left high and dry by the closure of the Highways Hotel - contact us by email - [email protected]

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