SCOTTISH cabinet ministers will descend on Oban on Monday October 30 for the Convention of the Highlands and Islands at the Corran Halls.
The gathering, which meets twice a year in spring and autumn, ‘seeks to enable the exchange of ideas on strategic issues affecting the people of the Highlands and Islands’.
Members include this year’s host Argyll and Bute Council, as well as NHS Highland and Western Isles, the Crofting Commission, Bord Na Gaidhlig, the Highland Council, Scottish Natural Heritage, the University of the Highlands and Islands, Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council.