The local democracy we need depends on people being sufficiently well-informed about what is taking place to actively engage with decision-making and intervene in the interests of their family, friends and communities.
It doesn’t work without access to accurate, relevant, timely reporting on who is deciding what on whose behalf and what the costs and consequences of those decisions will be.
Exeter Observer is part of a new independent local news sector that is emerging in response to the failure of established publishers to fulfil this function in local democracy.
Our non-profit community-owned business supports serious journalism with real relevance and impact, helping people to participate more effectively in the public sphere.
We’re running a community share offer to raise the investment we need to cover more of what matters and foster our city’s cultural and community life.
You can buy community shares to help finance our three year growth plan, developed with the help of Co-ops UK and the Reach Fund.
We want to build on the foundation of a comprehensive local public interest news service, expand our coverage and launch a regular print edition.
We have already raised more than half our £75,000 investment target and our share offer has been extended to 18 June.
HMRC has given us advance assurance that our share offer is eligible for 50% tax relief, enabling you to claim half your investment back while keeping all your shares.
You’ve got less than a fortnight to invest in local news that matters and help publish the independent journalism Exeter needs in the community-owned newspaper it deserves.
You can read more about our community share offer, get in touch with any questions or simply buy your shares on our website.
Together we can deliver the independent journalism Exeter needs.