A vicar has sparked a row in a town after accusing the owner of a new crystal shop of ‘spreading evil’ and saying her beliefs were ‘rubbish’.

Chloe Cavanagh, 30, opened Spirit Rocks in Prudhoe, Northumberland, a few months ago, offering crystals and tarot readings to curious customers.

But the mum’s dream of opening her own shop took a surreal turn after an encounter with Reverend Daniel Freyhan of nearby St Mary Magdalene Church.

She claimed she was left blindsided after claiming the local vicar accused her of ‘spreading evil’ by displaying items such as Halloween decorations and skull-shaped crystals.

‘I was opening the shop on Tuesday and he was waiting outside. I hadn’t even turned the lights on, but he followed me in and told me he had concerns about the crystal shop,’ she said.

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