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New data reveals that new house building has increased on the Isle of Wight, in the last year. OnTheWight has details of by how much.
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Housing charities said a reduction in benefits has made the rent burden more severe for people in need and called for more social homes to be built to keep up with demand.
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The number of non-urgent operations cancelled by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust at the last minute in the three months to September more than doubled compared to same period in 2017.
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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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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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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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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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According to official figures, dying at home is becoming more common on the Isle of Wight than in hospitals, care homes or hospices
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Drink-related liver disease hospital admissions on the Isle of Wight have increased substantially.
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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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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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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.
