A council has described its own executive board as ‘pathetic’ in a twitter blunder blamed on multi-tasking difficulties faced by male members of staff.

Live Twitter updates from a Wrexham Council meeting took an unusual turn when a spelling error labelled councillors with the offensive moniker.

@Wrechamcbc – the council’s official Twitter feed – said: ‘Pathetic Exec Board agree the recommendations, including a deferral on the grounds maintenance budget for 15/16’...