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Manx Newscast
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Highlighting some of the most interesting, intriguing and engaging recent Isle of Man stories from Manx Radio News.
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'Multitude' of late boat arrivals impacts business customer numbers
2d ago00:11:07Tap to summarizeA news agent in Port St Mary is calling on the Steam Packet Company to consider using the MV Arrow or Ben my Chree for freight services instead of the Manxman. Technical issues on the ferry resulted in papers arriving late on the Island yesterday.
Transcribe →Ministers' response to dyslexia report 'disappointing', says campaign group
2d ago00:25:21Tap to summarizeThe response by the Council of Ministers to a report into the Island's dyslexia provision is 'disappointing', according to a campaign group.Of the twelve recommendations put forward by a Tynwald Select Committee, ministers accepted just two as they are written, amended nine, and rejected one.In this edition of the Manx Radio Newscast, Lewis Foster speaks to Dyslexia Advocacy Group IOM members Julia Bell, Peter Washington and Chrissie Watson.
Transcribe →'We want to provide a facility for almost anybody'
3d ago00:04:33Tap to summarize'We want to provide a facility for almost anybody'.That's the message from two women who are hoping to keep Ballafesson Church Hall open for the local, and wider, community. Maureen Dadd and Pat Harper, from Friends of Ballafesson Community, have one year to make the hall viable otherwise it will be sold on the open market. Mrs Dadd and Mrs Harper say the group is looking to start a programme of events and is open to ideas from local groups.They add the chapel is closed and has issued a 'cease to meet' - but the hall is still in use.Currently the Friends of Ballafesson Community has organised coffee mornings and jumble sales - but is hoping to expand into hotpot nights, soup lunches and concerts with Manx bands.Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper has been speaking to Maureen and Pat:
Transcribe →Calls for 'transitional protections' for migrants on five-year immigration path
3d ago00:13:09Tap to summarizeGovernment is being called on to offer ‘clear and meaningful protections’ for migrants who moved to the Isle of Man under the published five-year route to settlement.It comes after the UK Government looked at increasing the time a worker has to live there before starting the naturalisation process and subsequent concerns the Island may follow suit.
Transcribe →Relatives seeking clarity over potential plans to relocate dementia patients
5d ago00:15:57Tap to summarizeThe families of dementia patients currently being cared for in the north of the Island are urging Manx Care to ‘think seriously’ about the impact of moving them.It follows concerns there may be plans in place to relocate residents from the Elderly Mental Infirm unit at the Reayrt Skyal residential care home in Ramsey.Manx Care and the Department of Health and Social Care has been contacted for a comment.
Transcribe →Catching up with the Street Angels during TT fortnight
1w ago00:13:58Tap to summarizeVolunteers with the Street Angels group say there's a positive atmosphere around the TT fortnight, and it should stay that way.Sue and Joe Sheehy travelled from Italy to help out the organisation, which helps members of the public on nights out if they get into difficulty.
Transcribe →Southern 100 sidecar exclusion 'absolutely devastating'
1w ago00:14:13Tap to summarizeGreg Lambert, says race organisers, teams and manufacturers need to look after the sidecar class to ensure its future.It follows news that the class has been removed from the Southern 100 Road Races ahead of next month's racing event.
Transcribe →TT 2026: Team 'overwhelmed' at support for Maria Costello MBE
1w ago00:09:33Tap to summarizeA fundraiser for paralysed sidecar racer Maria Costello MBE has exceeded all expectations and has left her 'overwhelmed'.That's from her team who have told Manx Radio it evidences the sense of community in the biking world.Maria, and her passenger Shaun Parker, were involved in what’s been described as a ‘horrific accident’ at Brandish during TT qualifying on 26 May.Siobhán Fletcher went to the paddock this week to catch up with Maria's sportbike mechanic Dale Extance.He gave us the latest update on her condition, and said she's been overwhelmed by the support she's seen from far and wide.
Transcribe →TT 2026: Maria's Road To Recovery
2w ago00:10:13Tap to summarizeEfforts are underway to raise £200,000 for a TT rider who’s been left paralysed following a crash in qualifying.Sidecar racer Maria Costello is currently on the High Dependency Unit at The Walton Centre in Liverpool after breaking her back during the incident on Tuesday, 26 May.Her team, Maria Costello Racing, say she will now need to adapt ‘almost all aspects of her life’.They’re calling on motorsport fans to help support her recovery.News Editor Tessa Hawley has been speaking to her manager Alan Gardner:
Transcribe →"It'll be awesome!": Pyrotechnics supplier prepares for DC/AC's final show
2w ago00:07:18Tap to summarizeTonight (2 June), renowned AC/DC tribute band DC/AC will take to the stage for the final time.The band are calling it a day after 22-years playing to crowds on the Isle of Man due to issues with ill health.The show is set to feature all manner of special effects.In this edition of Newscast, Lewis Foster speaks to Brian Diehl, the a pyrotechnics expert tasked with putting it together.
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