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Patients are waiting almost two weeks longer than they did last year for important ultrasound scans on the Isle of Wight, figures show.
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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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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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The number of Isle of Wight properties sold this year has fallen, as political uncertainty puts off potential buyers, says chief economist.
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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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OnTheWight has details of how many stalking and harassment cases have been reported on the Isle of Wight over the last year.
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"One death by suicide is still one too many," says the CEO of the Samaritans, as latest figures reveal that suicide rates on the Isle of Wight have dropped over the last three years.
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The Isle of Wight has historically had some of the highest rates of teenage pregnancies, but latest figures reveal the trend has clearly moved in a different direction.
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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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Heart failure - most often caused by a heart attack - is becoming more common, with the condition costing the NHS over £2 billion a year. Latest data reveals a large rise in those with heart failure on the Isle of Wight.
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It's not surprising that more people die in the Winter, but these figures show a significant spike, raising questions of why?
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The latest crime figures for the Isle of Wight have now been released, with variations across the different types of crimes compared to the previous year.
