The ongoing saga over healthcare provision in Dartmouth makes our front page, ahead of next week’s public meeting on the subject, with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust saying that opening the Dartmouth and Kingswear Hospital is "not an option".

Our story includes comments from MP Sarah Wollaston, who has already said she will not be able to attend the public meeting.

Our picture story shows the winners of a competition to design a ’Bag for Life’ for a garden centre.

Inside, we have news from Dartmouth Town Council and the inauguration of the new mayor, Cllr Rob Lyon, and of the outgoing mayor, Cllr Richard Cooke’s parting shot at "Facebook warriors".

We also cover Brixham Pirate Festival... which this year was blessed with sunny bank holiday weather which attracted crowds of visitors from miles around, including from Kingswear and Dartmouth.

As ever, there is much, much news inside.

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