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 14 APRIL 2024
City Slam
Exeter City of Literature, Taking the Mic and Spork! co-host a spoken-word poetry competition.
EXETER PHOENIX
Bus corridor consultation presents more incremental changes to Exeter road network
£2.4 million Heavitree and Pinhoe Road “upgrades” have “potential for an approximate four-minute journey time saving” at peak times along length of each corridor.
FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2024
St Petrock’s Big Night Out
Exeter homelessness charity invites people to sleep out under the stars, or in another safe location, to help raise money for rough sleepers.
FRIDAY 5 TO SUNDAY 7 APRIL 2024
Topsham Music Festival
Three day event features instrumental music by upcoming professional solo and chamber ensemble artists.
TOPSHAM
£50 million county council 2024-25 service delivery cuts concealed by £93 million costs increases
Figures essentially unaffected by budget scrutiny process during which councillors sought details of where and how cuts would fall but received few proper answers.
SATURDAY 9 MARCH 2024
Brillsville Market returns
Community-run market launches 2024 season with goods from local producers, workshops and more.