A petition against the closure of Ayr's Citadel leisure centre has been thrown out by South Ayrshire Council.More than 3,000 have lodged an online protest against the proposed switch to a new £45 million facility in the centre of town.But objectors say their voices will be "ignored," after the mass protest was stonewalled.Council bosses claim the opposition — lodged through popular petition site change.org — has breached their "protocols" and cannot be deemed competent.Furious organiser John Ferguson, 73, told Ayrshire Live: "They are denying democracy, plain and simple."The council is trying to wriggle out by saying there aren't enough valid addresses contained within the petition, which is a nonsense."More than 3,000 people have signed in
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