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An ageing population on the Isle of Wight is increasing the strain on a stretched adult social care system which receives 1000s of requests for help every year.
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‘Child protection plans’ are put in place when there's a serious risk to a child’s health. Almost double the number of children (per 1,000) on the Isle of Wight were put under these plans than the rest of the South East (2016-17) - but the rate is dropping here whilst rising across the rest of the country.
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The TUC say that household debt is at crisis level and that years of austerity and wage stagnation has pushed millions of families deep into the red. OnTheWight has figures for the Isle of Wight.
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The EU referendum in 2016 and last year's snap election are likely to be the driver for many of the Islanders registering to vote, but why are there fewer young people registering?
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The Sport England survey asked a random sample of adults on the Isle of Wight how active they'd been in the past four weeks. The results will be surprising to some.
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If you struggle to get 4G mobile reception on the Isle of Wight here's why and find out what the Government sat needs to happen to improve coverage.
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Young people on the Isle of Wight shunning cigarettes, according to latest figures amid health campaigners' hopes of a 'smoke-free generation' soon.
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