Episodes
Douglas Promenade festoon lights and railings, guerrilla maintenance, Mooir Vannin wind farm latest, state of Peel's parks, Colas became Manx Rock, councillors' surgeries & the importance of the Liverpool connection. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 9th July 2026
Councillor Devon Watson, Leader of Douglas City Council, takes calls and questions on social housing, Duke Street iron skeleton, byelaw enforcement, Lord Street flats, Marathon Drive, horse trams, Nobles Park & more. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 8th July 2026
Moving our National Day, Douglas beach clearing, working from home legacy, Energy & Sustainability Group meeting, the Lord of Mann's multifaith space, Bride Commissioners & NCAS latest plus skateboard festival feedback. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 7th July 2026
Changes to policy for social housing on the cards and it's causing a stir, do you still read a newspaper, why aren't there enough Chefs on the island... and is it all down to Brexit? All this and more on the Mannin Line with Alex.
Calls and questions on hospitality and tourism with Ged Power on visiting golfers, Visit Isle of Man, Bee Gees, Mark Cavendish, Steam Packet, Miles Standish, overgrown paths, TT offering and future, Norman Wisdom & being graffiti free. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 2nd July 2026
Manx NFU caution over farming finances, scope of Energy Efficiency Grants, 500 Couriers dumped, eating Manx food, online vehicle licensing, Creamery boss retiring & Keys candidates and windfarm opinion. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 1st July 2026
Kirk Onchan Post Office going, Cair Vie FOI released, future of Ben My Chree's cabins, 'cashless society' when the machines don't work, Keys candidates' views on windfarms & our changing attitude to sickness and injury. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 29th June 2026
Manx Telecom's new owners speak, regulating gazumping and gazundering, disruption the Sound Road, Tramway Terrace latest, witnesses wanted after vehicle crash & Happy 62nd Birthday to us. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 29th June 2026
Should weight loss jabs be available on the NHS, does Government even care about how the island looks?.... The island needs TLC?.. and secret water springs! All on the Mannin Line with Alex
Is Government overeach and bureaucracy threatening Pharmacies?... Climate change and what Attenborough has to say on the matter and more all with Alex sittying in for Andy.
Climate Change fair playing field, are the existence of ships causing the sea levels to rise?... Is global warming caused by glass buildings and air con and why are audiences so disrespectful of music artists at the Villa Marina. All that and more on the Mannin Line with Alex in for Andy.
Live from St. Ninian's High School, Douglas with Ava, Lilly, Millie, Matthew, Corben and Zen talking about Happy Valley, their COVID year, disability awareness, AI, vaping, the proposed smartphone ban, Assisted Dying legislation and more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 23rd June 2026
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