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The number of pensioner households on the Isle of Wight will grow by an astonishing amount within 25 years, according to official projections. OnTheWight has the details.
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Although there is a slight drop in the yearly average of people killed or seriously injured in road traffic incidents in the last year, the figure remains higher than the England casualty rate.
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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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Thousands of women on the Isle of Wight are having to contend with the anxiety of long waits for their smear test results.
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More women on the Isle of Wight are turning away from the pill and condoms in favour of longer-lasting contraception, figures show.
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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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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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Beauty businesses might be a small sector on the Isle of Wight but it's one that's growing, with the number of hairdressers, barbers and nail bars rising by 50% in seven years.
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Five per cent more houses were sold on the Isle of Wight and the prices have risen by over 5.3 per cent in the last year, but they are still below the national average.
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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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Figures reveal that the number of Isle of Wight amputations due to diabetes has risen by 16 per cent. Diabetes UK says “urgent action” is needed to stop what it described as an “epidemic” of diabetes.
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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.
