Rishi Sunak column: Tentative steps back towards normality
LIKE many of you, I’ve enjoyed taking our first tentative steps back to normality in the last couple of weeks. That has included a trip to the pub during a busy day around the local area last Friday. I called at the Black Bull at Middleham to enjoy a quick lunch in the sunshine and met new owners Harriet and Sam Mashford. They took ownership of this characterful Dales pub in the centre of the town just a month ago. I very much welcome their investment in our local hospitality industry after such a challenging year for the sector and particularly their recruitment of three staff to r...