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Two rival Santa floats ended up in a stand off as they went out collecting for charities.

Mold town council's float is alleged to have blockaded a road in the town in order to stop another from entering.

It was said to have tailed the other one, then killed its lights and parked across a street, blocking its path.

Jeff Foyne, from Connah's Quay, and Tommy Barron from Rhyl say they were approached by volunteers from the council float, and were told to clear off.

The two men said in order to avoid a scene, they left.

Mold town council has since said that concerned had been raised about the "legality" of Mr Foyne and Mr Barron's operation. But the county council confirmed both floats were licensed to be out collecting.

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Mr Barron, 40, who works as a full-time Gary Barlow tribute act, told North Wales Live: "I was asked to ride the sleigh for Hope House. Jeff owns the sleigh and got the licences from Flintshire council.

"On the last street this white sleigh came from behind us, went past us on to an adjacent street with its lights off. We came down the street and the float crossed to stop us exiting.

"Two people approached us and said 'what are you doing?' Someone from the council was on the phone shouting at Jeff saying 'you shouldn't be out here'. They said we would have to stop. They were accusing us of being fake, saying they were the only sleigh licensed to be there. "

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Mold town council clerk Ian Jones said concerns had been raised during the December 11 incident, including over the age of some of the volunteers who may have been collecting.

He added: "It was using a logo that was six years out of date, which raised suspicions about the legality of their operation. We had received a number of concerns from residents, particularly about two floats in one street.

"I appreciate children are used to seeing more than one Father Christmas around this time, but seeing two Santas on the same night, on the same street, is not at all idea. A bit of communication may have helped.

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"The float is quite wide so there is probably no room to pass on the residential streets with cars parked. So I cannot confirm that there was some kind of blocking going on. That may have been a slight exaggeration of the situation.

"Hopefully given the mix-up and this being the season of goodwill, we can all move on, forgive and forget and ensure with Flintshire's licensing department that it doesn't happen again."

Hope House confirmed it was aware of Mr Foyne and Mr Barron's float and that it had collected money for it in the past.