Four warring bus firm bosses who are currently working out their notice have been stripped of annual bonuses worth more than £200,000 in total.

Edinburgh City Council is axing its senior management bonus scheme at the publicly-owned Lothian Buses which has been operating in the shadow of an embarrassing boardroom tussle among senior managers.

The directors Ian Craig, Norman Strachan, Bill Campbell and Bill Devlin, who each earned between £190,000 and £270,000 in 2013, are due to leave the company on notice of two years following the debacle, which led to the resignation of chairwoman Anne Faulds.

The tussle that was played out in the media after a series of confidential leaks ended with allegations made against Mr Craig, but an investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing.

It means the four will not receive their final bonus.

A source said the bonuses were considered inappropriate in a modern council firm.