THIS week’s Ashburton and Buckfastleigh edition includes:

- LOSS of seven social housing flats to a private developer in Ashburton has drawn criticism and concern from town councillors.

- PREPARATIONS are well under way for a feast of apples at Hennock.

- A CANOPY in memory of a prominent Buckfastleigh family was officially opened at the town’s Orchard Millennium Green last Sunday.

- PURPLE power will descend on Ashburton next month as the town marks Rotarians’ exhaustive bid to eradicate polio worldwide.

READ ALL THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TODAY’S PAPER.