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'I’ve got loads of money so I lend money' - words of loan shark who took £500k from 'desperate' Black Country victims

A 47-year-old loan shark operating in a Black Country town has been jailed after raking in thousands of pounds in profit by exploiting "financially vulnerable" victims.

Philip Walter

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Man dies as firefighters tackle major blaze at Birmingham hostel as traffic and transport left disrupted

Leb+Nöm offers delicious wraps, salads and grills

Wildly popular virtual food brand comes to Smethwick

Your World|May 7

The Celebration box contains four bottles of CB Original, four bottles of Mild, four bottles of Top Brew Deluxe, a Davenports bottle opener and a limited-edition postcard

Black Country brewery offering cheap beers and special boxes to celebrate VE Day

The event brings thousands of people to Victoria Park each year

Public invited to attend largest Vaisakhi celebration in country at Smethwick park

Wolverhampton crown court high res

Spurned boyfriend who strangled ex-partner is found guilty after representing himself in court despite not speaking English

Le-Italiano in Darlaston is one of a number of takeaways and restaurants up for sale. Photo: Google Street Map

For sale: Here's some of the cheapest restaurants and takeaways on the market across the West Midlands

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'I’ve got loads of money so I lend money' - words of loan shark who took £500k from 'desperate' Black Country victims

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The shop in High Street, Smethwick, which would be extended to accommodate a 20-bed HMO. Pic: Google Maps. Permission for reuse for all LDRS partners.

Smethwick High Street HMO would ‘make everything 100 times worse’ according to angry neighbours

Property|Apr 27

Graham Worton shows Michael Portillo a Dudley Bug trilobite fossil at Wren's Nest

Michael Portillo's Black Country and Shropshire jaunt - Great British Railway Journeys brings him to region on BBC all this week

Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.

Smethwick streets awash with colour and music for one of the biggest UK Vaisakhi festivals

Entertainment|Apr 21

Jessica Jury has been jailed. Photo: West Midlands Police

Jailed: Woman who stabbed man at Smethwick flat after argument

Gold Koast Restaurant, Cape Hill, Smethwick. Pic: Google Maps. Permission for reuse for all LDRS partners.

Smethwick restaurant facing grilling over fire safety concerns

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This is the face of the dangerous Porsche driver who killed a baby and injured parents in Smethwick crash

Camilla, a patient at Cygnet Raglan House

Smethwick Mental Health patient celebrates qualification success

Your World|Apr 15

SANDWELL COPYRIGHT NATIONAL WORLD TIM THURSFIELD -13/04/25Scenes from a fire off Rabone Lane, Smethwick.

Huge fire at Smethwick recycling facility involved 30 tonnes of metal

Where the fatal crash happened in Smethwick

Porsche driver changes plea to guilty over horror crash in Smethwick which killed a baby and left both parents in hospital

Scenes from the fire off Rabone Lane, Smethwick.

Eight fire crews battle blaze at Smethwick waste facility

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About Smethwick

Smethwick bridges the Black Country with Birmingham but retains its own unique place in history as the original home of the world’s oldest engine made by engineers Matthew Boulton and James Watt. Its heritage was cemented with firms such as GKN and Chance Brothers glassworks employing many people. As of 2017, the Midland Metropolitan Hospital is being built here.