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Budding entrepreneurs looking for tips will have to tune into TV3 from next week when the return of The Apprentice series returns to our screens.

A novel ‘taxi’ service for working commuters and shoppers between Castlebar and Westport is being staged all of next week to help take cars off the road.

With a decrease of in-bound tourist numbers during these recessionary times, it is good to see that Westport House and Pirate Adventure Park is seeing an increase in visitors which shows that “staycations” are the new vacations.

As part of the annual Cannonball charity event for Barretstown, €50 million worth of cars will zoom around Westport on this Friday September 10.

David Finn’s debut solo exhibition is a multi-disciplined collection of work, which considers our relationship with the modern landscape that surrounds us. Undergoing injudicious change over the last few decades, this landscape is perhaps a tangible reflection of the shifts in our societal and political attitudes and trends. In the 42 works included in the exhibition, the artist explores the subject through a selection of paintings, installation work, sculpture and prints. The exhibition will run until September 12. The Custom House Studio is located at The Quay, Westport, Co Mayo.

In association with the Westport Get Out There Adventure Festival, the Westport Festival of Sport fun day, with the theme of sport for all, takes place on the Mall, Westport, from August 19 to 22. The event, now in its second year, is coordinated by the Mayo Sports Partnership and promises to be a day full of fun and activity.

As part of the Westport Get Out There adventure festival, the Westport community and Mayo Sports Partnership have come together to promote an initiative called Active Westport. As part of this initiative Westport AC, supported by Mayo Sports Partnership, is hosting a fun 5k walk and run starting at 4.30pm on Sunday August 22 on the north Mall. The 5k event is open to people of all abilities, families, walkers, joggers, runners, and club runners This will give everyone who takes part a chance to walk, jog, or run in the beautiful grounds of Westport House. Entry to the event is just €5, with the proceeds going to Westport AC, there will be a selection of prizes for those who finish in placings and a number of spot prizes. The event is being sponsored by the West Bar and Restaurant.

A unique, free festival takes place throughout Westport next week as everyone is encouraged to ‘Get Out There’ and try a different sport or activity in a series of adventure points which will be scattered throughout the town from August 19 to 22.

The Waterfront Gallery, The Quay, Westport is proud to present an exhibition of new work by Mayo artist, Ger Sweeney. The show, entitled Fragments of Memory — Elements of Light, opens in Saturday August 7 at 7pm and runs until September 3.