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- ↑ "Peter Ball - jailed for just one month for each victim". The Argus. 8 Oct 2015. Retrieved 27 Nov 2015.
- ↑ Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended on 31 December 2014, filed at Companies House, accessed 1 January 2016
