Leigh Curtis

Leigh Curtis is deputy editor of Exeter Observer and a director of its publisher Exeter Observer Limited.

She writes most of our community and culture stories as well as news reports and contributes to features and investigations.

Leigh holds a degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. She leads on marketing and also manages our finances and administration.

She is an accredited UK press card holder and a member of the National Union of Journalists.

Stories by Leigh Curtis

Exeter City Council reversal returns funding support to Citizens Advice Exeter

Exeter City Council has reversed its decision to stop providing funding support to Citizens Advice Exeter and is instead to grant it £75,000 a year for two years.

500 hospital staff apply to Royal Devon NHS Trust redundancy scheme

More than 500 hospital staff have applied for voluntary redundancy at Devon’s largest NHS trust, many more than a target set in order to deliver planned service cuts.

Devon County Council drops Matford huts redevelopment plan after local campaign

Devon County Council has dropped its plan to redevelop a 1.5 acre plot in the grounds of County Hall following a long campaign by local residents and councillors to restore the site as a green space.

Exmouth Festival graphic

THURSDAY 9 TO SUNDAY 12 JULY 2026

Exmouth Festival

Annual event returns with four days of music, dance, theatre, crafts and more.

EXMOUTH TOWN CENTRE

Rough sleeping spot near Fore Street, Exeter

St Petrock’s homelessness survey finds increase in women sleeping rough in Exeter

Charity says women’s homelessness often hidden from view because of “fears around safety, harassment, and gender-based violence” in report following publication of city council snapshot count which recorded five-fold rise in rough sleeper numbers.

Green Phoenix Festival Sunday 5 July 2026 Exeter Phoenix

SUNDAY 5 JULY 2026

Green Phoenix Festival 2026

Sustainability all-dayer returns with comedy, music, workshops, film screenings, community stalls and more.

EXETER PHOENIX

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