Manx Radio's Mannin Line
Hosted by Andy Wint & Alex Brindley, Manx Radio's daily audience interaction programme. Exploring national Isle of Man issues, with direct public access and comment.
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Episodes
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 10th September 2026
Thursday, 10 September 2026
The Oath of Allegiance, missing 1976 summer data, Onchan/Garff question, spoiling ballot papers, tourism tax idea, Tynwald salary figures, postal vote issues & it's World Suicide Prevention Day. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 10th September 2026
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 9th September 2026
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
By December for MV Manxman, Mooir Vannin examination ends, Cooil Ny Marrey and Cummal Mooar situation, helping people to vote, Ørsted's financial status & our comparatively shabby Island. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 9th September 2026
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 8th September 2026
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Our carbon emissions number, cataract waiting lists, Ballafesson chapel and hall for sale, immigration and border control, Pulrose debt timetable, remembering MV Mona's Isle & RIP Manx Radio's Charles Webster. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 8th September 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 7th September 2026
Monday, 7 September 2026
Douglas Council's oil spilling cherry-picker, 100,000 population target and its immigration implications, cost and value of MHK questions, our Biosphere status and opportunity, diabetic treatment & no news on MV Manxman. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 7th September 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Alex Brindley - Friday 4 September 2026
Friday, 4 September 2026
Do our road signs meet regulations, what topics are election candidates not talking about, food security and much more on Mannin Line today with Alex.
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 3 September 2026
Thursday, 3 September 2026
The travails of MV Manxman, where she is now and the issue with card players, our 100k population target, ISO 9001, Castletown Fire Station fire & possible threat from UK's financial state. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 3 September 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Apprenticeship funding v university funding, Ronaldsway's desolate side, Columbus replica ship here, pockmarked hangar floor, seating issues on Ben My Chree & Social Care Code of Practice consultation. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 2nd September 2026
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 1st September 2026
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Our Bee Gees heritage, fans visiting and Barry Gibb's 80th birthday, the 29p per kWh question, the possibilities of our gas, vintage buses routes for tourism, & our wonderful Hospice and its uncertain future. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 1st September 2026
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It's Mannin Line - Friday 28th August 2026
Friday, 28 August 2026
What's' causing the huge queues out on the roads when the ferries are loading, what questions would you like to ask MHKs and is regulation and compliance destroying our economy?All on Mannin Line with Alex Brindley
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 27th August 2026
Thursday, 27 August 2026
The place for motorhomes on Island, airline connectivity, our financial reserves and NI fund, predictions market possibility & the lack of training for trades here. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 27th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 26th August 2025
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
MGP fans 'private campsite' on Douglas Prom, the 100,00 population target, go-karts in Liptons site, voting for just one candidate, Cringle reservoir hydro & latest on MV Manxman. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 26th August 2025
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 25th August 2026
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Calls and questions for IOM Chamber of Commerce with President Clare Watterson and board member Chris Corlett; our recession and current decline, the forthcoming election, our past glories, government's future role, new MHKs' job & more. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 25th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 24th August 2026
Monday, 24 August 2026
Redundancies and short hours at Hospice, ex-MHK wants Manx NHS to remain, possible tax threat from UK Labour government, the true cost of Manx Care's waiting lists, snobbery against trades, free parking at Nobles & new taxi app introduced. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 24th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 21st August 2026
Friday, 21 August 2026
Digging the sand to a better tourist experience, pets as property not beings, the use of DNR on medical notes, US postal services restored, still no Private Patients Ward & Douglas' £16k sea wall artwork. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 21st August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 20th August 2026
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Calls and questions for Dr Chris Stockport Manx Care interim Chief Exec; liaison with Liverpool hospitals, Ramsey Cottage Hospital, recruitment, GP model, care home consultation, DNR on patient notes & more. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 20th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 19th August 2026
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Accommodation and MGP sailing disruption, the Tesco Prize dodgy email, government's position on antisemitism, prison protest latest, motorhome illegal parking & modular housing future here. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 19th August 2026
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 18th August 2026
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Abandoned vehicles and what you can do, inequitable property rates, lack of dropped kerbs in Douglas, our Irish connection or lack of it & prison protest latest. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 18th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 17th August 2026
Monday, 17 August 2026
Retail offering gets 3.5 out of 10, clearing abandoned vehicles, the case for modular building, fire station catches fire, Manx Development Corporation's progress, dropped kerb issues & the history of Next on the Island from the beginning. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 17th August 2026
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Mannin Line with Alex Brindley - 14th August 2026
Friday, 14 August 2026
Should the Steam Packet be fully nationalised to benefit the nation more?... The differing opinions on Climate Change.... and how to boost Tourism to the island... all on Mannin Line with Alex.
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 13th August 2026
Thursday, 13 August 2026
No word on MV Manxman's reappearance, we have no MHKs, tourism strategy and cost of getting here, eclipse parking issues, solar panel provision & DEFA's Active Farmer £4.8m support awarded plus refusal details. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 13th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 12th August 2026
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Calls and questions with Douglas City councillor Natalie Byron-Teare on the Christmas Market, dogs in parks and on the beach, byelaw officers' powers, cycling on Strand street, the city's entertainment offering, bringing back the festoon lights & more. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 12th August 2026
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 11th August 2026
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Douglas RNLI "death by a thousand cuts", social media influencers paid £170k to promote Island, lifespan of Pulrose power station, lack of road closure information, Douglas beach and parks open to dogs & 'socialism doesn't work'. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 11th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 10th August 2026
Monday, 10 August 2026
DHSC 100% committed to services in the north, the harm illegal drugs cause, five years of the Cannan administration, Ramsey Courthouse sale status, paying for FOI requests & Garff's dog poo warden 'softly, softly' approach. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 10th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 7th August 2026
Friday, 7 August 2026
Live from Knockaloe at the Royal Manx Agricultural Show with farmers Sam Morrey & James Allanson,, Murray Cringle (MNFU), Stephen Keeley (Creamery), Tim Cowsill (DEFA), Lee Cain (President) and Beach Buddies Bill Dale. . It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 7th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 6th August 2026
Thursday, 6 August 2026
Our food security and the 6% concern, windfarm petition refused, our trust in government's words, the decline of 'Leyton', MS Arrow current role, Ramsey Cottage Hospital meeting tonight, & being positive about wind farms. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 6th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 5 August 2026
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
The value and purpose of owning the Steam Packet, NI Fund is 'sacrosanct' says minister, more on Bucks Road Church, future for RNLI boat house in Douglas, foxes and wallabies here & the quality of Keys candidates. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 5 August 2026
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 4th August 2026
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
The Pension Triple Lock conundrum and what to do, full face coverings here, wind farm constraint payments, Bucks Road Primitive Methodist Church & remembering the Manx Panther and Joe's Bar. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 4th August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 3rd August 2026
Monday, 3 August 2026
Cycling on pedestrianised streets, increase in atmospheric CO2, Tynwald Standards Committee functions, the purpose of prison, restrictions on politicians' offshore windfarm opinions & space on the Cabin-Free Ben My Chree. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 3rd August 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 31st July 2026
Friday, 31 July 2026
Manx Wildlife Trust speaks on wind farm, NSC pool diver with camera, Cabin-Free Ben My Chree will have seats for all, Summerland memorial events, dashcams for all plus Ravens and Colby Glen pub both back. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 31st July 2026
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 30th July 2026
Thursday, 30 July 2026
Fresh Summerland inquest rejected in high court, immigration and its effect on the Island, the non-sale of Ben My Chree, banning the burqua, Finnish connection with Steam Packet & MUA's big battery query. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 30th July 2026