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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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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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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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Drink-related liver disease hospital admissions on the Isle of Wight have increased substantially.
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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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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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Since 2008, hundreds of homes have been repossessed on the Isle of Wight as homeowners have struggled to make ends meet.
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New figures from the Home Office show that 29 house fires were started by a household appliance on the Island between April 2017 and March this year.
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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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Over third of parents who have their child maintenance controlled by the Govt on the Isle of Wight are failing to pay ex-partners.
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The rise in attacks on staff and prisoners, revealed in figures from the Ministry of Justice, shows the scale of the task officers are facing. Prison reform campaigners have declared it a "national emergency".
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According to figures from the Office of National Statistics, house prices on the Isle of Wight declined slightly in August. OnTheWight has the details.
