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A wide range of protests took place at HMP Isle of Wight over the past year, with figures showing the recorded number rise by 77%.
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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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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 latest Office for National Statistics data reveal the extent of cafe and coffee shop expansion on the Isle of Wight.
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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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NHS figures reveal how many Isle of Wight mothers missed out on skin-to-skin bonding with their newborn babies.
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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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Figures show that nearly a third of NHS staff at the Isle of Wight Trust experienced bullying, harassment or abuse from patients last year.
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An ageing population on the Isle of Wight is increasing the strain on a stretched adult social care system which receives 1000s of requests for help every year.
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New figures reveal how often firefighters are being called to false alarms at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, but it looks like good news in comparison to recent years.
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Loneliness is a problem for hundreds of people who receive social care on the Isle of Wight, according to official figures. The figure has improved compared to seven years ago, but could rise again once Local Area Coordinators are scrapped next year.
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In just the last six months, hundreds of emergency parcels from the Isle of Wight foodbank have been given children on the Island and over a thousand to adults, figures show.
