Scotland in Fort William talks

Representatives from the Scottish Executive and Scottish Development Agencies including deputy first minister and enterprise minister Jim Wallace, met with ArjoWiggins to discuss the future of its Fort William plant.

Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber member of the Scottish Parliament Fergus Ewing said the deputy first minister needed to ensure that every option was covered, including diversification or finding a new purchaser.

Officials from the Scottish Development Agency met with senior management to discuss the review, which could lead to a closure of Fort William by the end of the year.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Executive said the body was doing as much as it could to maintain dialogue.