Leigh Curtis

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 as well as news reports and contributes to features and investigations.

Leigh holds a degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. She leads on 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

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Wonford

Resident doctors set for six-day strike after Easter following “insufficient” pay offer from health secretary Wes Streeting

93% of British Medical Association resident doctor members vote in favour of fifteenth round of industrial action as dispute with government enters fourth year.

Government gives city council £20 million “Pride in Place” funding

Exeter City Council has been awarded £20 million of government “Pride in Place” funding to be spent over the next ten years in Heavitree and Whipton.

Exeter UK City Of Culture bid fails again

An Exeter City Council bid to become 2029 UK City Of Culture has failed, as have rival bids by Plymouth and Bristol.

More Mary Arches Street “co-living” block design revisions trigger third public consultation

Developer Eutopia Homes has submitted further design revisions to its application for full planning permission for a 297-bed seven storey “co-living” complex in Mary Arches Street.

Exeter Co Wheels car club launches three years after Co-Cars collapse

Hire-by-the-hour car club Co Wheels, which operates in 63 towns and cities in England and Scotland, has launched a scheme in Exeter.

First Folio frontispiece from Folger Shakespeare Library

WEDNESDAY 22 TO SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2026

South West Shakespeare Festival

Inaugural festival programme features performances, exhibitions and film screenings.

EXETER CITY CENTRE

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