Strathspey and Badenoch Herald
3 July, 2009
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The Wade Centre – at the centre of an investigation.

Published:  01 July, 2009

HIGHLAND Council has launched an investigation into allegations that staff have been abusing the facilities at one of their residential care homes in the strath.

All employees at the Wade Centre in Kingussie have been issued with letters telling them that the council is probing claims of "alleged unprofessional behaviour".

Local News 
Published:  01 July, 2009

THE PUBLIC are being asked to keep an eye out for "sneaky cheats" who are dumping foul sewage sludge into drainage systems in the strath, potentially posing a risk of E.coli O157 to local residents.

Local Sport 
Published:  01 July, 2009

KINGUSSIE played a Premier League fixture against Lochaber at the Dell on Saturday and established inside the first 30 seconds there was only ever going to be one team in it.

Leader 
Published:  01 July, 2009

A YEAR AGO we brought readers the poignant story of a memorial being erected to the crew of the The Avro Lancaster PD259 from 463 Squadron based at Waddington in Lincolnshire and their comrades in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Letters 
Published:  01 July, 2009

Sir, - Re your front page article in last week’s “Strathy” “Home care on the brink”. I dispute Rev Helen Cook’s comments regarding the quality of the home carers unless she is only referring to Kingussie.

People and Places 
Published:  01 July, 2009

A WHEELCHAIR athlete from Aviemore who has been taking his sport by storm in Scotland and has yet to be beaten, could do with a helping hand to push for more sporting honours south of the border.

In the Spotlight 
Published:  01 July, 2009

THERE are hopes that a new family ride costing £570,000 could open at Landmark Forest Adventure Park in Carrbridge, ready for next Easter.

Foolscap 
Published:  01 July, 2009

DUE TO the impoverished state of your two heroes up here in the window on the world, or at least that portion of the world that infests Grantown, we have been back once more on highland freecycle groups.yahoo.com/group/inverness_freecycle the recycling web site where freebies can be had for the cost of going to collect them.

McNeish At Large 
Published:  01 July, 2009

I'D never really thought of it before but it suddenly struck me that the Isle of Skye can boast two tracts of landscape, separated by only a few miles, that could be described as amongst the most scenic, if not the most scenic, in the entire country.

Dear Diary 
Published:  03 June, 2009

HAVE you a blog you think deserves a wider audience? This is your opportunity to get it known. We don't mind what you write about as long as it keeps us interested or entertained and the subject or the author is from our area.

Supplements 
Published:  27 May, 2009

TAKE a break with the latest Strathy supplements.

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