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
SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2025
Exeter Street Arts Festival 2025
The annual festival returns with street art, drumming, dance, workshops, walkabouts and live music.
EXETER CITY CENTRE
FRIDAY 12 TO SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2025
Heritage Open Days 2025
Annual festival returns with free talks, tours and exhibitions at heritage sites in and around Exeter.
EXETER CITY CENTRE
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 2025
Quayside Farmers’ Market
Monthly market offering local produce, hand-made goods, plants, cakes and more.
Outcome of Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation delivered day before retirement of suspended chief constable Will Kerr announced, with Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez unwilling to say whether “golden handshake” agreed.
Royal Devon NHS Trust resident doctors stage five-day strike from 7am Friday
Twelfth round of industrial action in long-running dispute over pay and employment conditions to go ahead following failed talks between British Medical Association and health secretary Wes Streeting.
Newtown active travel scheme approved after four years of public consultations
Joint Devon County Council and Exeter City Council project includes road closure, car parking changes and contraflow Clifton Hill cycle lane.
