Exeter Observer celebrates five years of local public interest news publishing

Invest in our Spring 2024 community share offer to help us deliver all the independent journalism Exeter needs and make it five more.

Friday 26 April 2024

Help hold Exeter's politicians to account during the 2024 local elections

Send us any campaign materials you receive so we can factcheck claims and keep tabs on pledges after the votes have been counted.

Thursday 11 April 2024

Local news that matters

You've still got time to invest in the independent journalism Exeter needs, but only a few days. Our community share offer closes on 2 July.

Friday 23 June 2023

Let's reclaim local journalism

Invest in local news that matters and help publish the independent journalism Exeter needs in the community-owned newspaper it deserves.

Wednesday 31 May 2023

Invest in local news that matters and help Exeter Observer to grow

We're raising money to expand our team and publish the independent journalism Exeter needs in the community-owned newspaper it deserves.

Thursday 13 April 2023

Help hold Exeter's political parties to account during the local elections

Send us any campaign materials you receive so we can factcheck candidates' claims and hold them to their pledges after the votes have been counted.

Wednesday 12 April 2023

Exeter Observer granted £12,630 of investment support by Reach Fund

Business development programme funded by Access - The Foundation for Social Investment - to enable Exeter Observer to raise investment finance to help it grow.

Friday 6 January 2023

Exeter Observer granted £5,000 of development support by Co-ops UK

Co-ops UK business development programme funded by The Co-operative Bank to help Exeter Observer develop opportunities to expand its operations and place its independent public interest news publishing on a sustainable footing.

Friday 19 August 2022

Exeter Observer joins Co-ops UK

Network of thousands of UK co-ops provides specialised knowledge and expertise to support the development of individual co-ops and to grow the co-operative economy with the aim of creating a more just society.

Monday 23 May 2022

Do Exeter election leaflets stretch the truth and make promises that don't get delivered?

Help us hold candidates to account across the city by sending in campaign materials so we can factcheck them and test election pledges against what actually happens.

Wednesday 28 April 2021

Exeter Observer publishes The Exeter Digest #1

In the first edition of our new email newsletter we introduced our format and brought subscribers up to date with our coverage over the past couple of months.

Monday 19 April 2021

Exeter Observer joins Covering Climate Now partnership

Initiative of more than 460 media organisations around the globe aims to increase circulation of climate coverage by uniting the global press around reporting the climate crisis.

Thursday 15 April 2021

An open letter to all members of the Exeter Observer team

The situation is changing quickly. The electoral commission have proposed the cancellation of the May local elections, several universities are moving to online-only teaching and it seems likely that there will be a wave of event cancellation announcements early next week.

Monday 16 March 2020

Free two day news writing seminar on 14 & 21 March

Want to help hold wealth, power and influence to account in Exeter & East Devon? Get involved in a new independent public interest journalism project!

Friday 21 February 2020

Next community journalism course begins 22 February 2020

Want to help hold wealth, power and influence to account in Exeter & East Devon? Get involved in a new independent public interest journalism project!

Thursday 30 January 2020

Exeter Observer joins Independent Community News Network

Exeter Observer's application to join the ICNN has been successful, connecting us to a network of more than a hundred similar projects across the UK.

Tuesday 17 December 2019

Free introductory community journalism courses start 11 January 2020

Want to help hold wealth, power and influence to account in Exeter & East Devon? Get involved in a new independent public interest journalism project!

Tuesday 17 December 2019

Exeter Observer joins BBC Local News Partnerships

Exeter Observer's application to join the BBC Local News Partnerships has been successful, granting access to the BBC News Hub and Shared Data Unit and the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Thursday 12 December 2019

Exeter Observer agrees regulatory framework with IMPRESS

Exeter Observer is now regulated by IMPRESS, the only Leveson-compliant PRP-recognised independent UK press monitor.

Tuesday 18 June 2019