Leigh Curtis is deputy editor of Exeter Observer and a director of its publisher Exeter Observer Limited.
She writes many of our community and culture stories and also contributes to news, features and investigations.
Leigh holds a degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London, and leads on design and marketing as well as Exeter Observer’s financial and administrative management.
She is also an accredited UK press card holder and a member of the National Union of Journalists.
Stories by Leigh Curtis
SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024
Bloom Festival 2024
Mental health and wellbeing event returns with a day of workshops, talks, poetry and performances.
EXETER PHOENIX
SATURDAY 11 MAY 2024
Exeter Pride 2024
Exeter Pride returns for a celebration of LGBTQIA+ diversity with a parade, marketplace, music, cabaret and more.
NORTHERNHAY GARDENS
SUNDAY 21 APRIL 2024
Italian Liberation Day festival
Italian Cultural Association Exeter hosts a day of music, dance, poetry, singing and Italian food.
THE HALL
Victoria Street “co-living” complex revisions still propose five times recommended residential density
Brownfield claim for site in heart of St James implies any Exeter residential property with garden, garage and driveway ripe for build to rent redevelopment.
SEND deficit deal demands £50m budget cuts, £13m asset sales and use of £20m financial reserves
Department for Education to contribute £95 million over nine years, but terms of deal require Devon County Council to break even on SEND within two years despite five years of multi-million pound overspends.
FRIDAY 5 APRIL 2024
Exeter’s Roman fortress
RAMM hosts the launch of a new book by a local archaeologist about the discovery of Exeter’s Roman fortress.