Message from our Editorial Director - changes to the Edinburgh Evening News Website

The Edinburgh Evening News is proud to be the trusted source of independent, high-quality journalism for our readers - a position we've held for 147 years.

From those early days of print to now ensuring you have all today’s news and information at your fingertips on your mobile phone, we have transformed our newsrooms to meet the ever-changing demands of our audiences. And we will continue to adapt and evolve our unrivalled service to meet your needs in our fast-paced digital world.

Our teams of journalists are privileged to keep you updated with breaking and community news, with stories about Edinburgh’s heritage and our bustling arts and entertainment scene as well as the latest on Hearts and Hibs - and we hope you want to continue on this journey with us.

But quality journalism costs and so today we are calling on the support of our loyal readers to sustain this by subscribing to our website.

Following feedback from our readers, our new subscription is focused on helping you stay in the know and to have an enhanced and more enjoyable online experience. This means fewer advertisements, access to our newsletters and free access to the app version of the Edinburgh Evening News.

It is through the financial support of our readers that we can continue to focus on the news you want to read about and report on the issues that matter to you. It gives our journalists the freedom to continue reporting on the important events of the day; focusing on factual storytelling which impacts on your lives, holding powers to account, being your voice and fighting for justice.

With an increase in unregulated content and sometimes inaccurate news made available through social media, it is more important than ever that our regulated and trusted voice remains loud and clear - and talking for you.

At the Evening News, we do not just report on our local communities. We are part of our local communities. We care about what you care about, we enjoy doing what you enjoy doing.

You are at the centre of everything we do - your continued support is very much appreciated.

Subscribe here to support trusted journalism in Edinburgh.

Joy Yates, Editorial Director.