Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne is to open a luxury resort at the Beauport Park hotel he bought in Hastings for £4m. Daily Telegraph

In addition to the hotel, he will invest £10m to develop a gym and health spa and on-site hairdresser. The resort, which is set in 38 acres of wooded parkland and formal gardens, will have an all-weather tennis court and nine-hole golf course.

He also plans to open a second budget hotel in Norwich.