New owners had taken over the Black Dog Inn, or Broughton Road between Dalton and Ireleth. New faces behind the bar were Jack Taylor and Julia Walker, who had just opened up the pub following extensive refurbishment. Jack was no stranger to the licensed trade as he also had the Albert Hotel in Bowness, a popular haunt with Lakeland tourists. Julia was a trained and experienced chef, who formerly cooked meals for staff at the huge UAP Provincial Insurance company s Riverside Training Centre in Kendal. This was a new venture for them and they said it was already proving a success.