Leigh Curtis

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

Great Western Hotel beside Exeter St David's railway station

Great Western Hotel conversion proposed

An application for permission to convert the Great Western Hotel beside Exeter St David’s station for mainly residential use has been submitted to Exeter City Council for approval.

Salmon Run 2023

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2024

Salmon Run 2024

Community runs along the River Exe to highlight the significance of salmon and the species’ relationship with the waterway.

RIVER EXE

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Kidical Mass May 2022

SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2024

Kidical Mass rides again

Kidical Mass Exeter to hold its eighth family bike ride as part of an ongoing campaign for safe cycling routes for children, young people and families.

BELMONT PARK

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Quayside Shanty Festival

SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2024

Quayside Shanty Festival

Free one-day festival to feature shanties from Boscastle Buoys, Mariners Away, The Rusty Tubs and more.

EXETER QUAY

Exeter Western bus corridor rejected Cowick Street scheme map crop

Cowick Street bus lane decision reversed

Devon County Council’s Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee has reversed its decision to introduce bus lane changes in Cowick Street.

24 stories for the 2024 summer recess image montage

24 stories for the 2024 summer recess

Catch up with a curated selection of Exeter Observer stories from the past twelve months while the team takes a short break from publishing to carry out essential website maintenance and development work.

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