Mumsnet Talk

Hello MNHQ. It's SuePurblybilt here btw.

You may remember I have been whining for a couple of years about the local boards historically being fairly useless in Devon - we have Plymouth and Exeter but nothing for the North of the (huge) county. To give some perspective, Exeter is about an hour and a half's drive from here to the outskirts, and I'm not at the 'top' of the county.

We're a big county, and rural, which I know means that you're not going to find a town that's close to everyone. But I feel you could do better than concentrating all your ''local'' activity on the South Coast, certainly. A few of us offered to talk to you about local 'boundaries' which I think you said you'd come back to us about.

My previous whinges were met with very nice responses, along the lines of 'wait for the new local!'. Well, I have - and if there's been a change, I can't find it.

Is a more local, local board for the rest of Devon still in the pipeline? Did you decide not to do one? I have asked quite a few times now, it would be good to get a final answer.

Ooh I am in north devon and it is very frustrating all the local stuff is Exeter which is so far away!!
Think more devon stuff would be great.

Aha. So there's a Devon, a Plymouth AND an Exeter?
Is that how it works? I thought Devon was the umbrella and then you went in to the more local locals, iyswim.