Exeter

The nation’s favourite talent show is hitting the road once again, scouring the length and breadth of the country to find talented acts for their brand new series - and they'll be in Exeter on Tuesday 26 July between 10am-4pm at Princesshay Shopping Centre.

If you think you’ve got a talent which can impress and entertain, now is the time to show what you’ve got. Successful acts will then be in with a chance of securing a place at one of the judges’ auditions in 2017.

The show is open to any performer of any age, with any talent - all you need is a skill and star quality...

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (15-17 July).

THEATRE

Ventoux Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Ventoux is a restaging of the dramatic battle between Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani in the Tour de France 2000 on Mont Ventoux. Once regarded as the greatest race in the history of cycling, we now know that both Armstrong and Pantani doped during their careers. At the time both were champions in their own right – Pantani winning the Tour de France in 1998, and Armstrong winning in 1999. In 2000 they went head to head on Mont...

Faithful+Gould, the leading integrated project and programme management consultancy, has further strengthened its Exeter office with a new senior appointment to help grow and diversify its work across the South West.

Charles Lewis will join as Regional Director, based at the company’s office in The Octagon, on July 18. With extensive experience in the private sector, he has worked on numerous commercial, residential and hotel projects in the UK as well as in both Central and Eastern Europe. In his new role Charles will provide strategic leadership and management for the office,...

Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP has advised Canadian company Strongbow Exploration Inc on the completion of the acquisition, from administration, of the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall. The deal, which was completed on 11 July, gives Strongbow Exploration Inc, a 100% interest in the South Crofty Tin Project and associated mineral rights. The South Crofty Tin Project is located in the towns of Pool, Camborne and Redruth and has an active mine permit valid until 2071, subject to certain planning conditions being met. The mine permission area includes 26 former producing...

An evening filled with designer fashion, fizz and more!

Fifty ladies flocked to the Mercure Southgte Hotel in July to enjoy a catwalk show full of pre-loved designer items, courtesy of Tags-On.com and local all-female network, Ladies Do. Brands on display included Versace, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and many more.

Guests were also able to browse and purchase items at the pop-up shop, as well as have their hair done by Centre Stage and sample a variety of Arbonne products.

The evening culminated in a raffle draw. Prizes were kindly donated by Circa 1924,...

Exeter's men and women are being urged to step forward in the fight against cancer by volunteering at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Pretty Muddy. Organisers are recruiting now for Race for Life’s volunteer army – the squad of dedicated supporters who help make the event an outstanding success for everyone who takes part. As the countdown starts to the event at Westpoint Exeter on July 23, people from all walks of life are being encouraged to sign up as volunteers at www.raceforlife.org , or by contacting event manager Ruth Chamings at ruth.chamings@cancer.org.uk . There’s a wide...

A new women-only marathon has been announced for Devon in 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of a famous incident which helped pave the way for women to be able to officially take part in marathons.

The Women Can marathon on 28 May 2017 is almost entirely off-road, taking in the breathtaking Otter and Sid Valleys and part of the South West Coast Path on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in East Devon.

Largely rural, the course also includes picturesque Devon villages and the towns of Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary.

As well as the full 26.2 mile marathon, there are...

Young people in Devon will be working with professional artists to explore new innovations in digital media. Daisi is celebrating its success in receiving an Arts Council England Grants for the Arts award for the project, Art Machina. With the £47,582 award, the research and development project will develop digital arts practice using innovative digital media. Art Machina involves a group of professional Devon and Torbay artists, young people, youth leaders and teachers. Partners include i-DAT, Spacex, Exeter Phoenix and Coombeshead Academy. The project will enable young people across...

Devon's latest outdoor adventure centre, The Bear Trail, is celebrating its official Opening Day on Saturday 23rd July. The Bear Trail is an innovative and challenging outdoor adventure trail set over a 10 acre site in Wescott, near Cullompton, which features over 16 separate obstacles where children (and adults!) can run, jump and climb their way across zig-zag bridges, high nets and bear-infested mud pits.