Manx Newscast

One of the Island's leading Manx music specialists is celebrating a major milestone today.

Dr Chloe Woolley has been working with Culture Vannin for 20 years!

She spoke to our Howard Caine.

Every day this week, we've heard from the various agencies that work together in the Island's Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub - or MASH.

Today, we're going to hear how they would come together to work on a case.

In this fifth Newscast special, Siobhán Fletcher speaks to our Island's professionals about "Harriet".

All this week, professionals in the Isle of Man are marking Safeguarding Week - with the theme of 'All Age Exploitation'.

Today we're turning our attention to the Island's Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub - or 'MASH'.

Siobhán Fletcher finds out more.

A new piece of equipment based at Noble's Hospital is making a 'massive difference' for patients who have trouble swallowing.

The video nasopharyngoscope allows healthcare professionals to see and record action in real time to identify issues.

Siobhán Fletcher speaks to Duncan Brown, the Clinical Lead of the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service and Malcolm Clague from the Henry Bloom Noble Healthcare Trust to find out more.

Safeguarding is all about utilising so-called 'reachable moments'.

That's according to the Island's Named Professional for Contextual Safeguarding, Samantha Holmes, and Manx Care's Head of Safeguarding for Children and Adults, Terri Banks.

In this third special Newscast, Siobhán Fletcher speaks to the pair about how our health services stay constantly 'professionally curious'.

The Isle of Man Constabulary will identify and pursue those who seek to target the most vulnerable in our society.

That's the message from the Island's Detective Inspector for Protecting Vulnerable People this Safeguarding Week.

In this second special Newscast, Siobhán Fletcher speaks to Sam Cannell about how the police work with its partners to act on any intelligence it receives that could leave people at risk.

Two former Castletown MHKs are calling a public meeting following the decision by Castletown Commissioners to permanently pedestrianise Market Square. 

Richard Ronan and Tony Brown say they have tried to meet with the local authority to find out why they're making the move - they believe there are 'no justifications' for it. 

The meeting, which the commissioners have been invited to, is planned for Thursday 28 November 2024 at 7.30pm in Morton Hall. 

Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper has been speaking to them:

Exploitation is 'absolutely a live issue on the Island' and people 'need to be very focussed on picking up the signs'. 

That's the message from the Independent Chair of the Island's Safeguarding Board, Lesley Walker, as the Island marks its second annual Safeguarding Week.

In this first special Newscast, Siobhán Fletcher finds out more about what the board does.

Douglas Central MHK Chris Thomas discusses what led to his dismissal as political member from the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Isle of Man is 'quite lot behind' when it comes to its green policies, according to a clean tech advocate.

Imogen Bhogal - who also presents the Fully Charged Show and Everything Electric Show - has been hosting an event on the Island to find out where we're up to with our net zero targets.

Government has set itself the challenge of reaching it by 2050.

Imogen has been speaking to Amy Griffiths: