Bosses ask for extra £590k to put on Ayr Show

Weather uncertainty sparks plea

- KEVIN DYSON

Officials have asked for up to an extra £590,000 to put on this year's International Ayr Show after revealing a massive shortfall in its budget for last year's event.

And one of the factors that may make a difference, according to Director of Communities and Transformation, Jane Bradley, is the weather.

In a report to be heard at the final full South Ayrshire Council meeting before the summer, councillors will be told that last year's two-day spectacular cost £1.185 million to stage after supplier prices, a larger site and new safety charges which drove costs higher than first predicted.