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
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.
WEDNESDAY 22 TO SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2026
South West Shakespeare Festival
Inaugural festival programme features performances, exhibitions and film screenings.
EXETER CITY CENTRE
£4.2 million Exeter to Cranbrook shared use path section approved
Devon County Council has approved the delivery of a 1.5 kilometre second phase section of the Exeter to Cranbrook shared use path.
£7.53 million government funding to pay for 90 Devon zero emission buses
Devon County Council has been awarded a total of £7.53 million to deliver around 90 new zero emission buses across the county through the government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme.
£475,000 King George V playing field funding decision disappears from council meeting agenda
An Exeter City Council executive committee decision “relating to financial ask of c.£475,000” for an Exeter City Community Trust scheme at King George V playing field, which was expected at its 17 March meeting, has not appeared on the meeting agenda.
