Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:
local [ˈləukl] adj ме́стный
n (BRIT) (inf)
this is my local э́то мой люби́мый ме́стный паб
the locals
npl ме́стные жи́тели mpl
* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.