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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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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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Drink-related liver disease hospital admissions on the Isle of Wight have increased substantially.
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According to the latest figures, there have been more than 100 hospital admissions on the Isle of Wight for drug-related mental health issues in the last year.
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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.
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Between August 2017 and July 2018 almost 3,000 houses were sold on the Isle of Wight, with prices increasing in September. OnTheWight has the details.
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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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The vast gulf between earnings and house prices highlights the current crisis, which has put buying a home out of reach of many Islanders.
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A new report has warned that the coming winter is likely to be even more difficult than the last for NHS trusts, staff and patients. On the Island we can all help by always seeking advice from the pharmacist or calling 111 first.
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The NHS in the Isle of Wight is spending more on Type 1 and 2 diabetes prescriptions than it did three years ago, NHS figures show.
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The Isle of Wight NHS Trust made tens of thousands of pounds by charging staff for parking last year, it has been revealed. The chair of the British Medical Association council said it was “unacceptable”.
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Many Islanders might argue the opposite, but according to NHS figures patients in the Isle of Wight had some access to out of hours appointments with a doctor at the end of September.
