Manx Radio's Mannin Line

Treasury Minister Chris Thomas MHK takes calls and questions on Steam Packet role and finances, old nurses' home, government owning social housing, dependence on reserves' interest, the Budget process, offshore wind farm numbers & the type of politicians we need after September. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 22nd June 2025

It is anti-competitive for the Post Office to take over Evri deliveries? Why can't we know the true costs of the Liverpool Ferry Terminal and the legal process to reclaim some of it? Does the Pride Pledge need more detail before candidates sign up to it? All this and more on today's Mannin Line with Alex.

Another £21m for Health & Social Care, the rules around COMIN and the Marine infrastructure Act, our halfway horse trams, Niarbyl Cafe & our new specialised border agency. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 18th June 2026

Broadcast live from QEII High School, Peel with views and opinion from Jacob, Chantelle, Kerron, Frank, Ewan, Thumbiko, Caira, Angelique, Onnie & Julianne on AI, U16s social media, vapes and more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 17th June 2026

Building public sector housing, translators in schools, assisted dying legislation, longtails at Ramsey Cottage Hospital, new border agency, reasons for our low birth rate plus provision for dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 16th June 2026

Minister Daphne Caine MHK, Paul Craine MLC and Sarah Maltby MHK take Education, Sport & Culture questions and calls on: growing and reducing numbers, free school dinners, Manx language, NSC Pool tiles, Poverty Report, tracking university students and more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 15th June 2026

The horse tram business case is the biggest fudge seen in Manx Politics? Are Treasury Members responsible, other Ministers or Civil Servants? Also the Assisted Dying Bill returning to Tynwald, sidecar regulations is the consultation just an exercise and what is the issue? All discussed on Mannin Line with Alex

MV Manxman out of order and not sailing, Horse Tram cost up 50%, TT Sidecar Class consultation, Steam Packet Irish routes foot and foot passenger prices plus the latest on 'Jade The Grenade'. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 11th June 2026

Ramsey Cottage Hospital's future, Andreas Airfield consultation, Half Way Horse Trams go up in price, Douglas play areas, moving patients with dementia, maintaining public buildings & Dublin flights to continue. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 10th June 2026

Still no Douglas Promenade play area, DNR on medical notes, new immigration rules and 'bad eggs', the plight of carers, DEFA's planning appeals mix-up & MV Arrow 's whereabouts. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 9th June 2026

Doctors may go on strike, call to save Westhill House, it's National Carers Week, reflections on TT 2026, King's Baton heads to Peel, marine life around offshore wind turbines, the new Manx Care 2.0 & Telecabs latest. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 8th June 2026

TT's increasing commerciality, Douglas Promenade's future re: sunken gardens, play area and beach, hospital care during TT, geothermal energy for Island, Greg Lambert on S100 sidecar suspension & Davy Knowles concert last night. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 4th June 2026

Brad Pitt and Archibald Knox, Manx air is best, the Andreas Digester and solar panels, tatty Manx footpaths, self-service tills implications & the yellow legged Asian Hornet and our bees. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Stories from 300 stranded at the airport, onshore windfarm batteries, vehicle licensing issues, who owns Isle of Man Newspapers, reasons for public transport cancellations, Cregneash bus cancellation & the latest on Maria Costello. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 2nd June 2026

The tatty Raad ny Foillan, poor Manx Telecom connectivity, TT and S100 sidecar opinions, the creeping self-service till, Grandstand flagpoles missing & a scheme for referendums. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 1st June 2026

TT sidecar suspension latest - former Radio TT MHK speaks, Kionslieu reservoir update, drug driving on Island, he's a councillor and commissioner in two places at the same time, our Net Zero policies, cycling during TT & sewage in the Irish Sea. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 29th May 2026

Sidecars cancelled for this TT, fibre provision in Port Erin, roundels are unmarked junctions, support for children in crisis in question, 40% sustainable fuel for TT & the temperature in Death Valley. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 28th May 2025

Charging motorsport visitors for health care, Manx Telecom fibre woes and copper phase out, Port St Mary lifeboat launched, construction industry troubles, no Manx flags at airport & spotting counterfeit English £20 notes. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 27th May 2026

Manx flags removed from TT course, yesterday's incident at Ramsey, our benefit from UK university student funding, e-scooters on Island, Grandstand flags AWOL, our electricity price & vehicle licensing woes. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 26th May 2026

Is rushed legislation, bad legislation? Should the IOM Govt follow the UK in helping people with the cost of living in more creative ways? Getting facts straight and windfarm arguments for and against.. because surely facts are important? All on Mannin Line

Live from Lezayre Road Ramsey at the Grammar School with opinions from Caera. Sophie, James, Lucy, Breesha, Henry, Alex, Kieran & Daniel on voting, social media, TT, funding education, vapes, AI & more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 21st May 2026

The additional £4.3m transfer to Manx Care, our Net Zero ambitions, Mooir Vannin's purpose, Ramsey Ambulance Station situation, pressures on farming, tomorrow's by-election & TT Clerk of the Course speaks. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 20th May 2026

Cannabis reform, the future of Man Care, motorbike behaviour in TT, Energy Efficiency Grants and Green Project progress, how to sell cannabis & Palace has no breakfast kippers. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 19th May 2026

DEFA Minister Clare Barber MHK and Chief Officer Tim Cowsill take calls and questions on tree disease, our BSE status, herring availability, the meat plant, harvesting the plantations, offal production, seaweed as fertiliser & more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 18th May 2026

Four commissioners needed for Ramsey, 2026 Commonwealth Games team, 1.7 million horse tram passengers, TT Grandstand view restricted, future of Manx Care, Cooill y Ree pavement & £100k for Energy Efficiency Scheme. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 15th May 2026

You And Your Pharmacist with Nick Kaye answering calls and questions about slimming jabs, magnesium, herbal remedies, becoming a pharmacist, Hantavirus, weight loss pills, TT2026, Manx Care and more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 14th May 2026

Former ministers on future of Manx Care, Promenade horse tram process atrophy, no care home fees review information, elective procedures halted, offshore turbines taller than the Shard & Eiffel Tower & prepaid disposal fees for electrical goods. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 13th May 2026

Teresa Cope leaving Manx Care, it's 'industrialising' Garff says chairman, leaking bank at Union Mills, filing Government accounts late, immigration and work permits, Ramsey Cottage Hospital, unused brownfield sites & TT Grandstand view being restricted. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 12th May 2026

Chief Minister Alfred Cannan MHK takes calls and questions about inflation increase, Assisted Dying legislation, immigration and its consequences, access to cash, Moneyval investigation, what it takes to be Chief Minister, Mooir Vannin Wind Farm and more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 11th May 2026

Manx Care's bed numbers, pacemakers on electric buses, air ambulance criteria, Halfway Horse Trams, threat of Weil's Disease, Assisted Dying Bill progress & Blood And Custard found in a shed. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 8th May 2026

No free daytime blankets on Steam Packet, Horse Tram business case in limbo, longtail viruses and DEFA's rodenticide policy, 20mph signs around schools & electricity prices in South Africa. It's Mannin LIne with Andy Wint - Thursday 7th May 2026

Our seaweed as fertiliser, legalising recreational cannabis, towed caravan permit scheme, windfarm decommissioning cost and facts, our electric bus fleet & searching for Cabbage, Blood and Custard. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 6th May 2026

Mooir Vannin windfarm hearings next week, Car finance mis-selling junk mail arriving, clarity over onshore windfarm & getting value for money from our assets. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 5th May 2026

Fuel surcharges, selling off the plantations, Manx Care services off island and at the Prison and more.... It's the Mannin Line

Legalising recreational cannabis, who'll sell it and Dr Allinson MHK, 'Oie Voaldyn' fire festival this Sunday in Peel, Local Government Amendment Bill Clause 5 & drink and drug driving. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 30th April 2026

The Horse Trams again.... Treasury aren't happy with the business case, the DOI say it's fixable... why is something so simple so difficult for Government to achieve? Your opinions on that and more.

No road tax from Post Office now, children with addicted parents, census problems, sale of old Castletown Police Station, our Assisted Dying legislation & legalising recreational cannabis. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 28th April 2026

Enterprise Minister Tim Johnston MHK and Chief Officer Andy Stewart take calls and questions on the TT, Moneyval, Island Infrastructure Scheme, King William's College, our tourism offering, access to cash & more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 27th April 2026

Do you need an insurance certificate or not to tax your vehicle, the census and do you support the need for photo ID at the ferry? All on today's Mannin Line with Alex

20mph speed limit signs appearing , Douglas Head Conservation Area, this Sunday's census queries, towed caravan drivers, translators in primary schools here & no dog fouling prosecutions in ten years. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 23rd April 2026

The Strand Street Stain, Presenting ID to board the boat, why the 'Peggy' is special, first cruise ship here today & our Assisted Dying legislation v Westminster. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Overgrown saplings at Meary Veg, purpose of the new census, old Castletown police station, cost of 'Peggy', Ballaugh Church Window Fund, Assisted Dying for and against & Towed Caravan Permit Scheme. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 21st April 2026