Manx Radio - Update

‘External validators’ have critiqued the Island’s school system… we hear more about the first of three annual reviews.      The chief minister insists there are no plans to merge any of the Island's public services with Liverpool.All that and more on Update with Lewis Foster for ...  Show more

‘External validators’ have critiqued the Island’s school system… we hear more about the first of three annual reviews.      The chief minister insists there are no plans to merge any of the Island's public services with Liverpool.All that and more on Update with Lewis Foster for ...  Show more

A veteran political commentator says the Isle of Man government is becoming too powerful - and lacks a clear mandate from the public.The Manx Loaghtan’s been added to a priority watchlist, with a charity calling for greater support for farmers who breed the native livestock.The I ...  Show more

We continue to digest the results of the Local Authority Elections, after multiple political veterans made a comeback.The chief minister is facing calls to withdraw remarks, after a Standards Committee investigation found he made ‘unacceptable’ comments in Tynwald.The Isle of Man ...  Show more

A mammoth debate has been held in Tynwald over the Manx Care Mandate.We hear all about government’s new ‘child first’ policy.And Isle Listen tell us all about its upcoming Dodgeball Championships.All of that and more on Manx Radio's Update with Lewis Foster for Thursday, 24 April ...  Show more

The infrastructure minister defends spending nearly £80,000 on a housing report, despite not following its recommendations – we also have an update on the bus service to Cregneash!There’s more information on planned upgrades for Heysham Port.And, 80 years on, we reflect on the de ...  Show more