A CITY councillor has had his access to the Chester City Council’s computer network temporarily denied after being accused of sending inappropriate emails.
Cllr Max Drury, 60, has already said sorry to Lib Dem group leader Paul Roberts (Farndon) and his wife as well as Cllr Gwyneth Cooper (Lab, City & St Anne’s), Cllr Paul Cheetham (Lib Dem, Vicars Cross) and “anyone” else offended.
City council spokesman Mike McGivern said: “Chester City Council has temporarily withdrawn its Information & Communications Technology (ICT) service from Councillor Max Drury. We are in discussions with him to reinstate his ICT connection as soon as is practical.
“Anyone wishing to contact Councillor Drury via the city council’s e-mail system should email: memberservices@chester.gov.uk.”
Cllr Drury (Curzon & Westminster) got embroiled in the saga after responding to a round-robin e-mail inviting members on a site visit to a colleague’s ward.
In an unrelated matter, Cllr Drury was arrested on March 2 on suspicion of breaching an harassment order.
Cllr Drury has not been selected by the Conservatives to stand for Overleigh – which covers the area he currently represents – but will be standing for City ward in elections for the new West Cheshire and Chester Council on May 1.
Cllr Drury was not available for comment.
