Manx Newscast

By: Radio Manx Ltd
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  • Summary

  • News interviews in FULL! Highlighting some of the most interesting, intriguing and engaging recent Isle of Man stories from Manx Radio News.
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Episodes
  • Manx Newscast: Father welcomes drug policy

    Manx Newscast: Father welcomes drug policy
    Jan 14 2025

    A parent on the Isle of Man who has been campaigning for the legalisation of drugs after loosing his sons to a MDMA overdose is welcoming a drug policy.

    The Isle of Man Government is preparing a new approach aimed at reducing the harms associated with drug use.

    It follows a directive from Tynwald in November 2023.
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    28 mins
  • Preparing for the Great Copper Network Switch-Off

    Preparing for the Great Copper Network Switch-Off
    Jan 13 2025

    You might, recently, have received a booklet through the door from Manx Telecom regarding the switch-off of the copper network.

    It gets underway this year - a project expected to be completed by 2029.

    So, whether you have fibre yet or not, at some point over the next five years, you probably will.

    Lewis Foster has been speaking to Manx Telecom CEO Gary Lamb about what we can expect to see happen in the months ahead:
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    5 mins
  • Manx Newscast: Mother's last wish to be buried on Island fulfilled

    Manx Newscast: Mother's last wish to be buried on Island fulfilled
    Jan 10 2025

    The children of a Manx woman are thanking the Steam Packet for saluting and honouring their mother on her final journey home.

    Described as a 'Manx Viking Queen', Florence Jean Prest (formally Looney) died in her UK home surrounded by her children at the age of 94.

    Her wish was to be brought back to the Island and laid to rest alongside her parents at Kirk Braddan Cemetry.
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    30 mins

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