News, Current Affairs & Sport Podcasts

News, Current Affairs & Sport Podcasts:

MANX RADIO UPDATE:

• Update Friday 6 February 2026

  The British Medical Association says less than a quarter of doctors would recommend Manx Care as a place to work – it’s described that as a ‘damning indictment’.We’ll head down to Peel, to find out more about the Mars sculpture on display from this weekend.We’ll be catching up with Adam Wakeman off the back of his win at the Grammy’s.
  

MANX NEWSCAST: 

• Mars is coming to Peel!

  From this weekend a giant model of Mars will be on display at Cathedral Isle of Man in Peel.In this edition of Newscast, Ben Hartley speaks to lay minister, Rosemary Clarke.

AGENDA: 

• Agenda 2.2.26 - 5 Bills in LegCo

  Legislative Council sittings are generally quite brief affairs but lately they have been stretching out as Keys and Council of Ministers have finally realised that part of their role is making good laws to assist society. In last week’s LegCo sitting the Extradition Bill, the Safeguarding (Amendment) Bill and the City of Douglas Bill completed their passage through Council, the Public Records (Amendment) Bill was read for a first time and the Elections (Keys and Local Authorities) (Amendment) Bill almost made it through its Clause Stage. Find out how these Bills will impact on you on this week's Agenda. And why have the Captains of the Parish been sharpening their pitchforks and raising the militia?

MANX RADIO MANNIN LINE:

• It’s Mannin Line with Alex Brindley - Thursday 5th February 2026

  Waiting lists, should the Steam Packet be run as a company to make the Government money or a community service that drives economic prosperity at a lower price?... That and will the proposed new UK Ferry Tax affect us?

PERSPECTIVE:

• Perspective 8.2.26 - Blue-tongue, cattle health status and the meatplant - who’d be a farmer these days?

  Manx farmers are being challenged at the moment with several significant issues hitting all at once. As if the debilitating cattle disease Blue-tongue, a change in UK and IoM cattle health status, and ongoing problems with the meatplant weren’t bad enough a very wet winter and uncertainly over animal waste charging are adding to farmers woes. Can the Isle of Man Government’s stated aim of achieving food security for us be delivered in such trying circumstances. There’s no doubt times are hard for Manx farmers who are all hoping things will mooooove in a better direction soon.

MANX RADIO SPORT:

• Saturday Sport Classified (07-2-26)

  Results, reaction and analysis to a rather weather effected sporting program on island in Football, Rugby and Hockey plus we look ahead to FC Isle of man game at the Bowl. As well as that we hear how Isle of man netball is growing in popularity.Ben Cunningham is joined by Tony Mepham and Dave Christian

 

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