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| Great Yarmouth ghost claim rejected in sweet shop notice | Great Yarmouth ghost claim rejected in sweet shop notice |
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| A sweet shop owner put up a notice in his window denying it was haunted after becoming tired of visits from ghost hunters. | A sweet shop owner put up a notice in his window denying it was haunted after becoming tired of visits from ghost hunters. |
| Nigel Parrott said he rejected claims of supernatural activity at his business in Great Yarmouth. | Nigel Parrott said he rejected claims of supernatural activity at his business in Great Yarmouth. |
| The notice addressed to his "wonderful customers" said Jesus was "the only spirit" in the shop. | The notice addressed to his "wonderful customers" said Jesus was "the only spirit" in the shop. |
| Ghost tour guide Maddie Iliss claimed the shop had a history of unusual activity. | Ghost tour guide Maddie Iliss claimed the shop had a history of unusual activity. |
| Mr Parrott, who lives above his store Sweet Dreams, said his Christian faith led him to refute the claims. | Mr Parrott, who lives above his store Sweet Dreams, said his Christian faith led him to refute the claims. |
| "This place might have, at some time in the past, been haunted, but if Jesus is alive and is with me, this shop is no longer haunted," he said. | "This place might have, at some time in the past, been haunted, but if Jesus is alive and is with me, this shop is no longer haunted," he said. |
| He said the note he put up was not intended to be "hostile". | He said the note he put up was not intended to be "hostile". |
| Ms Iliss, who organises local ghost walks, claimed a paranormal investigation was done on the building several years ago, before Mr Parrott took over the shop. | |
| "There were strange reports of people being touched, in a Ouija board experiment things moved, and people were seen in windows," she said. | "There were strange reports of people being touched, in a Ouija board experiment things moved, and people were seen in windows," she said. |
| Ms Iliss said the town's ghost walks are regularly changed and do not always pass the shop. | Ms Iliss said the town's ghost walks are regularly changed and do not always pass the shop. |