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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 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

PRISM Exeter LGBT+ History Month Monday 13 February 2023 Exeter Library

MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2023

PRISM Exeter speakers series

LGBTQIA+ people share their experiences working in STEMM as part of this year’s LGBT+ History Month.

EXETER LIBRARY

Preston Street Union Instructions To Live By Saturday 28 January 2023 Exeter Library

SATURDAY 28 JANUARY 2023

Instructions2LiveBy

An interactive Preston Street Union event invites participants to seek out wise words and helpful hints in fact and fiction.

EXETER LIBRARY

Devon County Council headquarters at County Hall

Underperforming county council children’s services to receive nearly half of proposed spending increases

Details of simultaneous £50 million 2023-24 spending reductions not yet published as finance director cites service delivery ‘re-prioritisation’.

Exeter Seed Bank seed swap Sunday 26 February 2023 Maketank

SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2023

Seed Bank seed swap

Inaugural event also features talks on composting, fermentation and reducing kitchen waste with stalls, displays and activities.

MAKETANK

Until Tomorrow graphic

MONDAY 23 JANUARY 2023

Until Tomorrow

A new play about three parent carers based on academic research by Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer.

EXETER PHOENIX

A Flow Orchard wassail in full swing

SUNDAY 22 JANUARY 2023

Flow Orchard wassail

Traditional music and song, story and celebration with apple juice and cider round an open fire.

TREWS WEIR ORCHARD

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