By Jennifer Sieg A fear for the health of the UK economy has caused mid-sized businesses to remain cautious of a fall in customers and spending, new research shows, with one sector in particular coming in with above-average worry. According to accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO, the fear of falling numbers within the hospitality and leisure sector is now at 41 per cent. It comes as the latest BDO High Street Tracker highlighted that in-store and online retail sales were negative in the last three months of 2023, a time many consider the “golden quarter” of the year. Despite a fear for…