Mr Hadley has launched a number of scathing attacks on Cr Rush over the past 10 days, ranging from allegations he had “trolled” a community Facebook page to claims he owed superannuation payments to former staff.

The attacks have been aired locally on 2BS as a result of a syndication deal with the Macquarie Media Network that has been running since 2011.

Despite the damage being done to the mayor and the council on the station, though, 2BS general manager Phil Cole said they remained “pro Bathurst, pro council and pro the mayor”.

He said 2BS hoped to mitigate the attacks on Cr Rush by having him on-air regularly to talk about the good things he was doing for the community.

Mr Cole said the management of 2BS had no control over what Mr Hadley said on his program.

“We will always be pro the local council because the people of Bathurst put them there,” he said.

“We’re in a position where we have a contract to take a program and the presenter of that program has chosen what he wants to talk about, but we will keep talking to Gary about all the things we can outside of that and all the good things happening in our community.”

Mr Cole said he had not received a great deal of feedback on Mr Hadley’s attacks on the mayor.

“Up until the weekend I hadn’t heard much at all,” he said.

“I think for most people it’s probably something that people are talking about but they aren’t too worried because we have confidence in our mayor and the person put in that job and there’s a belief that he will figure it out.”

Mr Cole said 2BS’s decision in 2011 to move away from its “live and local” mantra and take on the syndicated programs had been a great success for the station.

“The way we are now we have a great balance between our local content and a state, national and international perspective that we did not have before,” he said.

“Now we have two drive shows at breakfast and in the afternoon and we run them with very heavy local talk and invite local business, social, sports and school groups to get involved.”