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New figures reveal that compared to five years ago, the number of homeless households living in temporary accommodation on the Isle of Wight has increased significantly.
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Thousands of Isle of Wight homes have had improvements implemented to their homes since the start of scheme to reduce the amount of energy required to heat properties.
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Despite a slight rise in 2017, the Isle of Wight has one of the lowest abortion rates in England.
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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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Ministry of Justice stats show 15 of the 262 people convicted for weapons possession offences in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight last year were handed a prison term of 12 months or more.
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During the controversial transition from DLA to PIP, hundreds of people living with disabilities on the Isle of Wight have lost their benefit, figures show.
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Patients on the Isle of Wight have gone from no access to extended GP hours, to 80% being able to book an appointment at weekends or outside the normal surgery hours on weekdays.
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The EU referendum in 2016 and last year's snap election are likely to be the driver for many of the Islanders registering to vote, but why are there fewer young people registering?
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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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Poor diet, lack of exercise and drinking too much alcohol or coffee can all increase risk of high blood pressure. OnTheWight has the figures for the Isle of Wight, which stats reveals has seen an increase in recent years.
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The CEO of Shelter says many families are struggling to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads due to the cap on housing benefit, adding that it's, "a cruel and ineffective way of achieving what the government claims is their aim of getting people into work".
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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.
