West Country Britain's Got Talent

Britain's Got Talent auditions will be taking place in Torquay today, Wednesday 9 August, for a second year.

Locals are invited to show off their talent for a chance to get onto the big stage on the hit ITV show.

Auditions are set to begin at 6pm at the Cinnabar Pub, with under 16s only being allowed to participate if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Cornish singer-songwriter Josh Curnow has narrowly missed out on a place in the Britain's Got Talent final.

Josh grew up in Wadebridge and now lives in Indian Queens. He's played in bars and pubs across the county and had high hopes of winning the ITV competition, which offers a chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show.

He certainly impressed the BGT judges in the semi-final with his rendition of Runnin' by Beyonce - but not enough to win the votes of the viewers and make it through to the final ten. He came in fourth place.

Josh may still have a chance at glory... if he is selected as one of the judges' wild cards

A young singer from Somerset has failed to make it into the finals of Britain's Got Talent. Ten year old Gracie Wickens-Sweet from Brent Knoll's solo effort wowed the audience but didn't win enough votes in tonight's live semi-final to get through.

An 10-year-old girl from Somerset has been wowing the judges on Britain's Got Talent, and will be performing in tonight's live semi-finals in front of millions.

Gracie Wickens-Sweet from Brent Knoll, described as "fantastic" by the judges, got a standing ovation from the crowd for her performance of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Her next challenge will be to make it through to the show's live finals.

The South West has also been cheering on 11-year-old South Gloucestershire dancer Eloise Stroud, who made a splash with dance troupe Groove Thing. The talented youngsters missed out on a place in the final, but still have a chance to be chosen as a wild card.

Fresh from wowing the judges on Britain's Got Talent, young dance group Groove Thing have been performing in South Gloucestershire - but this was an exclusive private showing for the school of one of its members.

11-year-old Eloise Stroud is a Year 7 pupil at Brimsham Green in Yate, and says performing for her classmates was an even bigger challenge than getting four yeses.

She and her 11 fellow dancers are no stranger to a challenge - training all day and after school five days a week in Port Talbot, Wales to get good. It looks like it's paying off.

A teenager from South Gloucestershire has finished third in the final of ITV's Britain's Got Talent. Charlie Lenehan from Frampton Cottrell is one half of singing and rapping duo Bars and Melody, and joined us in the studio for a chat today.

Leondre and Charlie - aka Bars and Melody - are through to the final of this year's Britain's Got Talent.

On Twitter, the duo thanked fans for their support.

"WE are so proud of you...thank you so much" they wrote.

Tonight sees the premiere of a film about the life of Bristol opera singer Paul Potts.

James Corden takes the lead role in the story of the man who went from a bullied schoolboy to the winner of Britain's Got Talent.

The former supermarket worker was also a city councillor in Bristol.

As ITV prepares for another series of Britain's Got Talent, we've spoken to Michael Collings from Plymouth. He was tipped to win the talent show and on the night, he came fifth. We asked him what life has been like since.