In this week’s Dartmouth Chronicle, as the consultation into the proposed merger of West Devon Borough Council with South Hams District Council is due to end, we find out how the parishes and towns around the South Hams have been reacting to the prospect.

Our picture shows Dartmouth Academy’s new reception intake.

Inside we have news of a new lobby group being formed to try to persuade bus company Stagecoach to provide a direct link between Dartmouth and Torbay Hospital; a report of this week’s Dartmouth Town Council, when councillors backed a motion in support of Woofstock UK returning to Coronation Park next year, plus much, much more.