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  • Dragons’ Den athlete sentenced for using Covid loans to buy £1m house

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    A British world champion sprinter who appeared on Dragons’ Den has been given a suspended prison sentenced after using Covid loans to help fund a £1.3m house purchase. Rick Beardsell, who competed on the senior Masters circuit, obtained two maximum-value £50,000 Bounce Back Loans for his sportswear manufacturing business Sports Creative Limited in 2020 and [...]

    Rick Beardsell used Covid loans totalling £100,000 to buy a house

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