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 and contributes to news, features and investigations.
Leigh holds a degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. She leads on design and 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
FRIDAY 5 & SATURDAY 6 JANUARY 2024
Twelfth Night candlelit concerts
Pianist Alex Wilson plays traditional music from across Europe at Christmastime.
ST NICHOLAS PRIORY
SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 2023
Exeter Phoenix NYE
A silver, sparkly mirror ball-themed New Year’s Eve celebration to welcome in 2024.
EXETER PHOENIX
Old Exeter bus and coach station to be demolished five and a half years after closure
Bristol-based Wring Group appointed as contractor by city council to demolish building to slab level but not to remove foundations, leaving rest of Citypoint site untouched.
Developers seek feedback on replacement of Clarendon House with student accommodation
350-bed block up to sixteen storeys tall proposed on site of underutilised offices on corner of Western Way and Heavitree Road.
SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 2023
New Year’s Eve concert
A celebration with flautist trio Flute Cake.
ST NICHOLAS PRIORY
FRIDAY 22 DECEMBER 2023
Viennese Christmas Spectacular
An evening of classical music by candlelight performed by chamber ensemble London Concertante.
