Ian McClure, of Ludbrook, Ivybridge, writes:

Every couple of years or so I write to your newspaper bemoaning the fact that there are very few, if any, letters from local people.

Last week’s issue of the Ivybridge & South Brent Gazette, August 14, is a case in point: I opened the letters page of and what do I find? Letters from residents of Kingsbridge, Salcombe, Brixham and the UK Asbestos Training Association.

In Ivybridge and Ermington we are not really very interested in the ongoing saga of ­lavatories in Dartmouth.

Please can we have some local letters from local people – even if they are only replies to this one?