Updated: 17/07/2021, 3:41 pm
Councillor Alan Buchan s comments on the Peterhead Bid have prompted the local authority to seek legal advice.
Aberdeenshire Council chiefs are considering legal action against one of their own councillors in a bitter row over efforts to boost trade in the north-east’s largest town.
Lawyers are being consulted over comments by Councillor Alan Buchan alleging corruption and electoral fraud around the Peterhead business improvement district (Bid).
The local authority has denied the accusations, claiming all of what was written by Mr Buchan in his North East Weekly publication is “without foundation”.
The Peterhead North And Rattray councillor has been a vocal opponent of the Bid – and operating company Rediscover Peterhead – since its inception.