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 Alex Brindley- Friday 12th June 2026
Friday, 12 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 11th June 2026
Thursday, 11 June 2026
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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 10th June 2026
Wednesday, 10 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
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 9th June 2026
Tuesday, 9 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 8th June 2026
Monday, 8 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 4th June 2026
Thursday, 4 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Wednesday, 3 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
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Tuesday, 2 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 1st June 2026
Monday, 1 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 29th May 2026
Friday, 29 May 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 28th May 2025
Thursday, 28 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 27th May 2026
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
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
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 26th May 2026
Tuesday, 26 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
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It's Mannin Line with Alex Brindley - Friday 22nd May 2026
Friday, 22 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 21st May 2026
Thursday, 21 May 2026
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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 20th May 2026
Wednesday, 20 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
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 19th May 2026
Tuesday, 19 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 18th May 2026
Monday, 18 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 15th May 2026
Friday, 15 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 14th May 2026
Thursday, 14 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 13th May 2026
Wednesday, 13 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
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 12th May 2026
Tuesday, 12 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
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Monday 11th May 2026
Monday, 11 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
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It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Friday 8th May 2026
Friday, 8 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
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It's Mannin LIne with Andy Wint - Thursday 7th May 2026
Thursday, 7 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Wednesday 6th May 2026
Wednesday, 6 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
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 5th May 2026
Tuesday, 5 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
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Mannin Line with Alex Brindley - 1st May 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Fuel surcharges, selling off the plantations, Manx Care services off island and at the Prison and more.... It's the Mannin Line
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It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Thursday 30th April 2026
Thursday, 30 April 2026
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
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Mannin Line with Alex Brindley - 29th April 2026
Wednesday, 29 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.