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A decade on, and that now stands at 121.91mph. But are lap times the real marker of progress for TT Zero? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Some teams want more competitors to level the playing field as well as more laps, others want organisers to offer incentives to fast-track innovation so they can pioneer in both speed and sustainability. After all, isn't green tech is a necessary part of our journey to a carbon neutral future?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n In this programme, Aaron Ibanez talks to John McGuinness, Kast Energy, Duffy Motorsport, Mugen Racing, the Isle of Man Green Party and SCS Services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Listen to the programme podcast here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n After decades of landfill and quarrying, nature has reclaimed the industrial land at the Island’s Northern tip. It has become a sanctuary for native and visiting wildlife. Neil Morris of Manx Birdlife guides Aaron Ibanez around the Isle of Man’s newest nature reserve.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Read more<\/a> about the reserve and stream or download <\/a>this programme as a podcast, on the Manx Radio Website.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mm.aiircdn.com\/147\/5d5bd82d4388c.jpg","author":{"name":"Sarah Hendy"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.manxradio.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/78\/blogs\/posts\/41882"},{"id":"147-998999-5c61ad0a72e7e","url":"https:\/\/www.manxradio.com\/on-air\/blogs\/island-life\/post\/the-cannabis-consultant\/","title":"The Cannabis Consultant","date_published":"2019-02-12T12:30:00+00:00","summary":"The Medicinal Cannabis debate continues as Aaron Ibanez meets the 'Cannabis Consultant'","content_html":" Jeff Ditchfield is a self-styled cannabis consultant.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n He claims that ‘desperate parents with dying children’ ask him to break the law and supply them with ‘life saving’ cannabis products, through his non-profit organisation Bud Buddies.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Following the launch of the Department of Health and Social Care's six-week consultation into the medical and industrial use of the drug, Mr Ditchfield has taken a keen interest in the situation on the Isle of Man.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n ‘It’s not a case of 'why do I break the law?', it’s a case of, 'how can I not?'’<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Can his illegal activity of distributing cannabis ‘medicines’ be morally justified? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Join Aaron Ibanez as he meets the 'Cannabis Consultant' tonight at 5:30pm, and listen again on demand<\/a> or download the programme as a podcast <\/a>at www.manxradio.com <\/font><\/p>\n\n <\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mm.aiircdn.com\/147\/5c61aba2ec205.jpg","author":{"name":"Sarah Hendy"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.manxradio.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/78\/blogs\/posts\/41881"},{"id":"147-998999-5c5958ed6cc9a","url":"https:\/\/www.manxradio.com\/on-air\/blogs\/island-life\/post\/treasure-hunters\/","title":"Treasure Hunters","date_published":"2019-02-05T16:00:00+00:00","summary":"Aaron Ibanez uncovers the treasure hidden beneath our feet.","content_html":" Detectorists, Searchers, Hunters, some even by the title of Rescuers. There is a band of people on the Island who on are the lookout for ‘the big one’. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n But how many tin cans and rusty scraps of iron must you go through before you find it, or it finds you? How many hours must be spent before you unearth an artefact deserving of the velvet cushion, behind the glass cabinets of the museum?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Back in December of last year, Douglas Courthouse held a hearing of the auspicious kind, something known as a Treasure Trove inquest – a legal proceeding which dates back to the 16th century. It seeks to rule whether an item found by individual can be declared as treasure. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n Thanks to his metal detector, Gordon Graham couldn’t believe his luck when the medieval ring he discovered was ruled as such in the eyes of Manx law.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Alisson Fox, Curator of Archaeology for Manx National Heritage explains just how much the Island’s museums and their collections owe to citizen archaeologists like Gordon.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n And Rob Middleton, who knows a thing or two about Viking gold and bronze age axe-heads, tells us why he’s been ‘rescuing’ for the best part of 40 years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n If you missed the programme, listen again for the next week on demand, or tune in this Sunday 10th at 9:30am. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mm.aiircdn.com\/147\/5c595808bb8ba.jpg","author":{"name":"Sarah Hendy"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.manxradio.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/78\/blogs\/posts\/41880"}]}![\"TT](\"https:\/\/mm.aiircdn.com\/147\/5d65436158d24.jpg\")
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