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THIS year's Dementia Awareness Week will take place between May 20 and 26.

Remember The Person is its annual flagship campaign and its opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of dementia and to get people to Remember The Person behind the dementia.

Dementia Awareness Week 2012 is sponsored by Saga Homecare. Together Alzheimer's Society and Saga Homecare hope to maximise awareness and understanding of dementia across the UK.

Dementia is a set of symptoms that include loss of memory, mood changes, and problems with communication and reasoning.

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TAXI passengers could be at risk from drivers who may be working in East Yorkshire despite having committed crimes abroad.

Drivers in the UK have enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks revealing previous convictions to prevent people from becoming drivers if they might be a danger to the public.

But drivers working in Hull and the East Riding after coming from other countries are not always subject to the same background checks in their home countries – and police must sometimes wait months or years for foreign criminal records to arrive.

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EAST Yorkshire MPs today vowed to keep up the fight to overturn the caravan tax as the consultation on the proposed plans closed.

Thousands of people have signed a petition calling on the Government to ditch the tax, which experts fear will lead to more than 7,000 job losses.

Now, MPs are preparing to present their petitions to Parliament in the hope people power will convince ministers to drop the plans to introduce VAT on static caravans.

It is thought they will be joined by MPs from around the country who will present similar petitions on the caravan tax on Tuesday.

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PETER Gentle says Hull FC's next four games will determine whether they can become genuine top-four contenders.

Hull have identified the next block of matches before the international break as crucial to their plans for the season, with Gentle saying a positive points return is necessary to keep them in the race for a top-four finish.

Hull return to action from a two-week break with a trip to London Broncos tomorrow before a derby game at the Magic Weekend, a home clash with St Helens and finishing with a trip to Wakefield.

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CITY council leader Councillor Steve Brady says changes will be made at the top of the authority to save at least £1 million.

Confirmation of a pledge to reduce senior officer costs made immediately after this month's council elections was included in his annual address to the council earlier this week.

Details of the shake-up have still to be made public but the Mail understands the proposals are part of a current 30-day internal consultation period involving senior staff.

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EAST RIDING: Police investigating allegations made against a teacher at an secondary school have made an arrest.

A male teacher at South Holderness Technology College is currently suspended following a complaint by a female pupil.

Police have now confirmed they have made an arrest following an alleged incident at the 1,800-pupil secondary.

A spokeswoman for Humberside Police said: "A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an incident at South Hold- erness Technology College.

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Festival fever is about to engulf the East Riding. Ian Midgley takes a look at the best events this summer

Y ou wouldn't know it by looking at the sky – and the endless amounts of wet stuff falling from it – but summer is almost upon us.

And if it stops raining long enough for us to stop worrying about droughts and hosepipe bans, some of us may venture outside.

Seeing as we are going out to try to remember what the big yellow thing in the sky is called, we might as well enjoy some of the great events that have been organised while we're there.

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HULL: Women taking part in this year's Race For Life are getting a helping hand from the city council.

Hull City Council, in partnership with Cancer Research UK, has set up the two jogging groups that will offer free weekly one-hour sessions.

The sessions will be held on Tuesday at 7pm at Costello Stadium in Anlaby Park Road, west Hull, and on Wednesday at 6.30pm at Woodford Leisure Centre in Holderness Road, east Hull.

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WEST HULL: Police are trying to track down relatives of a man who was found dead on a cycle track.

Mark Anthony Jennison, aged 38, was found on the former railway line, which is now a path and cycle track, off Beverley Road.

The track runs off the main street opposite The Station pub and was shut last Friday while police forensics teams searched the area.

They were called to the track at 5.50pm on Friday, May 11, but did not release further details of the discovery, including the fact the death was not being treated as suspicious, until Monday.

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HULL: It'll be a case of toads versus horses in a bid for a top prestigious prize.

Next week, Hull's famous art installation, the Larkin Toads, will go head-to-head with the Grand National for a major tourism award.

The controversial street art project won over thousands of fans and has already clinched numerous accolades and awards.

On Tuesday, the toads will feature as finalists in the Visit England Awards for Excellence 2012.

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When: Saturday, June 2, 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

Where: Hull New Theatre, Kingston Square, Hull.

Tickets: £16.50-£19.50. To book, call 01482 300300.

Visit: www.stevebackshall.com

Marathon Man: Steve has completed many endurance events, including finishing in the top ten of UK's Tough Guy and fifth in the Welsh 1000m peaks marathon.

Outdoor pursuits: His outdoor sports CV includes climbing the sixth highest mountain in the world, Cho Oyu 8201m.

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BRANSHOLME: A store has opened a Diamond Jubilee book for the public to sign.

Bon Marché, in the North Point Shopping Centre in Bransholme, is inviting members of the public to sign the book and leave a message for the Queen.

The book is on the shop floor and available for people to sign seven days a week.

It will be collected and delivered to the Queen for the Jubilee.

TO become a taxi driver, applicants must pass an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check.

This reveals previous convictions in the UK.

People who have been resident in the UK for less than five years have the same check, but must also produce a certificate of good conduct from their home country.

This vouches for their behaviour before they emigrated.

But some countries carry out more scrupulous checks than others, police say.

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HULL: Businesses are being given the chance to tap into skills and support through a new internship scheme run by the University of Hull.

Internships allow employers to get fresh views and skills from talented youngsters as well as assess an intern's capability before potentially making them an offer of permanent employment.

Companies joining the programme can benefit from university support, and a subsidy of up to £1,200. Internships last up to 12 weeks and employers decide how much interns are paid on a case-by-case basis.

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