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The differences between age groups and genders on the number of patients who attended hospital on the Isle of Wight with an alcohol related diagnosis in 2016-17 makes for interesting reading.
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General Practitioners have called on the Government to increase the funding for psychotherapist services to rely less on these drugs as more people seek help for mental health problems.
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Although more Isle of Wight mothers are, on average, still exclusively breastfeeding their babies at six-to-eight weeks compared to the rest of the country, almost half stop breastfeeding after two months.
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Figures reveal a rise in overall police-recorded crime on the Isle of Wight, with burglaries doubling, gun and knife possession offences on the up, but with a drop in theft and drug offences.
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We can all make important lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, which is predicted to surge on the Isle of Wight by 2035.
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Starting off at the low point of seven in 2012, Isle of Wight electric vehicle (EV) sales have increased, with the last year seeing one of the highest increases in the country. OnTheWight has the numbers and the surprisingly high number of other vehicles registered here.
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The size of the Isle of Wight might make it the perfect place to have an electric car. Sales are continuing to expand, up 50% on the same quarter last year.
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With a rising population on the Isle of Wight of those aged over 65, newly released figures from HMRC should be of interest to those who are building up inheritance assets.
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Some good news for the Isle of Wight, according to standards set by the DfE, more five-year-olds on the Island achieved a good level of development in 2018.
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The gambling industry say the introduction of new rules on fixed odds betting machines means gamblers will be driven online. OnTheWight has details of how the Isle of Wight fared.
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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.
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On the Isle of Wight the rate of insolvencies has increased by 15% over the past two years making it one of the highest in England and Wales.
