West Lothian
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Area | 4276 |
|---|---|
| Population | 181,310 (2017) |
| University | Oatridge Agricultural College |
| Points of interest | Linlithgow Palace |
| Hopetoun House | |
| Did you know | West Lothian is the ninth-most-populous Scottish council area by population (181,300). |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 908935 |
About West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and one of its historic counties. The county, which was also known as Linlithgowshire, was bounded geographically by the Avon to the west and the Almond to the east.
London protests: Seven charged and 145 arrested as police appeals continue
... Two of those charged live in London, with the others coming from across the UK, including Norfolk, Flintshire, Kent, Manchester and West Lothian...
Eight police officers injured in Bonfire Night violence in Niddrie and Glasgow
... The attacks happened in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Blantyre in South Lanarkshire, and Blackburn in West Lothian...
Which schools in Scotland have RAAC and why haven't they closed?
... It will cost West Lothian Council £6...
Scale of concrete risk in Scottish schools not yet known
... Speaking to the BBC s, he said: " There are a few schools already, one in East Lothian, one in West Lothian, that we re dealing with the local authorities at the moment...
David Goodwillie: Prosecutors urged to re-open rape case
... In 2017, Goodwillie and former Dundee United teammate David Robertson were ordered to pay £100,000 in damages after a judge ruled they raped Ms Clair at a flat in Armadale, West Lothian, in 2011...
Goodwillie: Glasgow United refuses to 'walk away' from rapist footballer
... In 2017, Goodwillie and former Dundee United teammate David Robertson were ordered to pay £100,000 in damages after a judge ruled they raped a woman at a flat in Armadale, West Lothian, in 2011...
Scrapped Covid vaccine deal with Valneva cost UK taxpayers £358m
... French firm Valneva was meant to at its West Lothian plant, but the deal was controversially scrapped in 2021...
'No-one to blame' for death of schoolboy Hamdan Aslam
...A 14-year-old who collapsed in the grounds of a West Lothian school died from natural causes, police have confirmed...
Scrapped Covid vaccine deal with Valneva cost UK taxpayers £358m
By Andrew PickenBBC Scotland News
A Covid vaccine contract which was axed by the UK government cost taxpayers £358. 6m, new figures show.
French firm Valneva was meant to at its West Lothian plant, but The Deal was controversially scrapped in 2021.
Financial records filed by Valneva show it has received hundreds of millions of pounds in non-refundable payments.
The UK government reached a final settlement with Valneva Last Year and no more money is due to The Firm .
At The Time ministers said all further details of this resolution were commercially confidential.
Meanwhile, Valneva has revealed it is now considering selling the mothballed Almeida plant in Livingston that it built to make the Covid vaccine.
The UK government scrapped its vaccine deal with Valneva in September 2021 over allegations of a breach of the Agreement - which was " strenuously denied" by the biotech firm.
Details of how much the UK government paid out to Valneva are made to the United States Government Agency , the Securities and Exchange Commission.
It states that Valneva has received a total of €420. 6m (£358. 6m) as part of its UK government vaccine supply Agreement .
This breaks down as €47. 5m (£40. 5m) in a " settlement Agreement " after The Deal was terminated; €78m (£66. 5m) in capital expenditure; and the rest in non-refundable payments for manufacturing expenses.
The UK government has previously said the cancellation of the Valneva deal did not affect the nationwide rollout of Covid vaccines.
Valneva employs about 190 people in Livingston. Its existing operations in The Town are not affected by the possible sale of the mothballed Almeida plant.
The French firm has now hired a commercial Real Estate firm to explore options for the 75,000 sq ft facility, which was built to The High technical standards needed to manufacture vaccines.
Last month Valneva chief executive Thomas Lingelbach told Bloomberg News that about a dozen potential buyers had expressed an interest in The Site .
Under the original deal between Valneva and the UK government, the French firm had an obligation to repay £69. 8m of the advances it received in The Event the Almeida plant was sold or it was transferred away from the manufacture of Covid vaccines.
According to the financial statement filed by Valneva, this obligation expired on 31 December Last Year .
Last Year Scottish Enterprise awarded Valneva up to £20m in grants to support its future growth and vaccine development.
A total of £4. 3m of this support from Scotland's Economic Development agency has been drawn down So Far .
A spokesman for Valneva said The Firm was " exploring options for its Almeida manufacturing facility in Livingston, initially built to produce its Covid-19 vaccine, including a possible sale or a repurposing to produce its vaccine for Japanese Encephalitis, and its chikungunya vaccine, if approved".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
