‘£10,000 bill to discuss scandal’

A beleaguered councillor has claimed a public meeting called to discuss his aborted visit to Legoland could cost the taxpayer £10,000.

Aberdeenshire Council’s co-leader Martin Kitts-Hayes became embroiled in controversy earlier this year when it was revealed he and his delegation stormed out of an international conference.

Mr Kitts-Hayes, who attended the North Sea Commission with fellow councillor David Aitchison, was angry about bei n g put up in the Legoland Holiday Village at Billund in Denmark.

He likened his cabin to a “glorified shed” and returned home without attending the event.

Cllr Kitts-Hayes said the leak of the report into the incident had caused a special meeting to be called at a cost of £10,000.

Martin Kitts-Hayes