Essential links for journalists

Council priorities and achievements

• Council Leader's pages: the information on these pages will be updated following the 2012 Local Government Election.
• Awards and accolades received by the Council and the city

Councillors and wards

• Information on Councillors will be updated as the results of the 2012 Local Government Election are announced over the course of Friday 4th May 2012.

Council committees

• See dates, papers, remits and how the Council makes decisions.
  

Council organisation

• Guide to council departments, including profiles for directors, and the current political make-up.

Council facts and figures

• Information about the Council budget, staffing and more

Planning and building standards portal

• Follow the progress of building warrant and planning applications

Other useful information

• Public holidays
• School term dates

Council arms-length companies

• Transport Initiatives Edinburgh ('tie') - tram operators
• Lothian Buses
• Waterfront Edinburgh

Other Council-related organisations

• Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Board
• Lothian Joint Valuation Board
• Forth Estuary Transport Authority
• Lothian Pension Fund
• Parclife (Craigmillar regeneration)
• Destination Edinburgh Marketing Alliance (DEMA)
• Lothian and Borders Police Board