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The number of non-urgent operations cancelled by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust at the last minute in the three months to September more than doubled compared to same period in 2017.
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According to Prison Reform Trust, agencies have got much better at working with children before they offend, but a change in police policy and an overall fall in crime has seen an 87% drop in the number of youngsters entering the criminal justice system.
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Great to hear that on the Isle of Wight more residents get the recommended two and a half hours of physical activity a week than the national average. With such great opportunities for walking here, is it a surprise?
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Each household on the Isle of Wight chucks out rubbish that wasn't recycled with the equivalent weight of a Grand Piano each year. There's some good news with improvements though.
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New data reveals that new house building has increased on the Isle of Wight, in the last year. OnTheWight has details of by how much.
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British Dental Association claims low income patients are “turning away from NHS dentistry in droves”, due to Government’s aggressive approach to stop ineligible patients.
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Figures show that since 2010, the number of pubs on the Isle of Wight has fallen. Britain’s Beer Alliance have launched a campaign called Long Live the Local, with a petition and calls for people to write to their MP to have beer duty reduced.
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In just the last six months, hundreds of emergency parcels from the Isle of Wight foodbank have been given children on the Island and over a thousand to adults, figures show.
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The number of children in care on the Isle of Wight has fallen for the first time in four years, bucking the national trend.
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According to a new survey from the Office for National Statistics, although people on the Isle of Wight are less happy than they were a year ago, we're still above the national average!
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Despite a slight rise in 2017, the Isle of Wight has one of the lowest abortion rates in England.
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The Royal College of GPs says that surgeries are "performing well in incredibly difficult circumstances", but that patients on the Isle of Wight are finding it increasingly difficult to contact their family doctor over the phone.
