Council chief executive takes at swipe at South Ayrshire leader

The chief executive of South Ayrshire Council has taken a thinly veiled swipe at the local authority’s leader, Martin Dowey.

- KEVIN DYSON

Conservative Councillor Dowey, who last week said he intends to temporarily step down from the leadership role, had described council officials as “f***** useless” in a recorded conversation with a construction company boss.