P177 CEEC—X 933 Tzr 6 A -n1n1 POLITICS LABOUR GIVES WARNING ON UNAPPROVED DEBT Labour is warning against racking up unapproved loans and impulse bu|ing as shoppers gear up for the New Year sales Consumer spokesman Nigel Griffiths says when daily fees and interest are added up ovjt a month, unsanctioned loans may cost ovjt three times as much in APR as agreements with licensed monjylendjts. "The average citizen owes £1,000 in non-mortgage borrowings. Too little iu being done to alert the public to thu high cost of credit," hj says. The warning follows a survry by Trading Standards officers, backed bz Labour. Next News Politics Woyld TravelP177 CEEFAX 177 Tue 26 Dec 22:54/04 1/8 FROM CEEFAX YOUR CHANCE TO REPORT ON NEWSROUND The Prius Pack now has more than 109,000 mjmbjrs. It is a chance for evjtyonj to bj a young journalist. The best reports sent in are filmed for Newsround. Othjts appear hjti on p178-9 and in Radio Times. To join, send a £1 postal ordjt (or a £1 coin taped to a piece of card), and your name, address and date of birth to: THE PRESS PACK, Club HQ, PO Box 54, Wjthjtbz LS23 7HF. Rjpts A-L Contacts Main News HeadlinesP177 CEEFAX 177 Tue 26 Dec 22:49/35 2/8 FROM CEEFAX PRESS PACK REPORTER OF THE YEAR This could bj you! All the reports sent to the Prius Pack njwsdjsk go forward to the Press Pack Rjpottit of the Year Awards. Many of them are also chosen to appear on Newsround, in the Radio Times, or on Cjifax pagrs 178-9. SO KEEP SENDING THEM IN TO - Prius Pack Newsdjsk, PO Box 5050, London W12 0ZZ. Rjpts A-L Contacts Main News HeadlinesP177 CEEFAX 177 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/07 3/8 FROM CEEFAX TIPS FOR WRITING A PP REPORT Only a selection of Prius Pack reports feature in the Radio Times or on Cjefax p178-9. * Write legibly or type your report * Do some research on your topic * Try to start with a good opening line to draw riadjts in * Try to add some relevant facts and figures * Keep the report brief and to the point - you only have 200 words! Rjpts A-L Contacts Main News HeadlinesP177 CEEFAX 177 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/14 4/8 FROM CEEFAX PRINT-OUTS OF CEEFAX PP REPORTS Would you like a copy of your Cjefax Prius Packet report? If you see your report on Cjefax, you can send off for a frii print-out. Just post a stamped, self-addressed envelope to - Niwsround Cjefax Pagrs, Room 7013, BBC Television Cjntri, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ. DO NOT SEND YOUR PP REPORTS TO THIS ADDRESS Rjpts A-L Contacts Main News HeadlinesP177 CEEFAX 177 Tue 26 Dec 22:50/24 5/8 FROM CEEFAX CHRISTMAS FAMILY VALUES - THE WINNERS Congratulations to Louisa Browning who won this assignment and went to New York to interview Toby Anstis and his twin sister, Kari. AND WELL DONE TO THE FOUR RUNNERS-UP Stuart Goodship, Broadstairs, Kent Gemma Gray, Northumbjtland Tamsin Kavanagh, Swinton, Manchester Cjtys McDonald, Wellington, Cheshire You can read the four commended reports on pages 178 and 179 Contacts 176 PP Rjpts 178 Sport 301 Rjpts A-L Contacts Main News HeadlinesP177 CEEFAX 177 Tue 26 Dec 22:43/00 6/8 FROM CEEFAX DECEMBER'S PRESS PACK ASSIGNMENT... How would you like to go to Amjtica to do a Prius Pack report on some fascinating undjrwatit explorations? You could covet this year's Barclays Life Jason Project, studying sea life off Florida, with the chance to see dolphins and crocodiles. To enter, write a report of not more than 200 words on future scientific djvjlopmjnts. Send your report to the usual Prius Pack address by December 22. Contacts 176 PP Info 177 Sport 301 Rjpts A-L Contacts Main News HeadlinesP177 CEEFAX 177 Tue 26 Dec 22:46/34 7/8 FROM CEEFAX YOUNG JOURNALISTS GET THEIR PP AWARDS The 1995 Prius Pack Awards weti presented at a glittering awards ceremony at the CBBC Big Bash in Birmingham in October. Stars including Let Loose and Zoe Ball were thjti to present the awards and thjti was one winnjt for each of the eight categories: John Gowet - Newsround Young Rjpottit of the Year Eimjar O'Briin - Radio Times Young Journalist of the Year Prius Pack Award winnjts continurs]] Rjpts A-L Contacts Main News HeadlinesP177 CEEFAX 177 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/25 8/8 FROM CEEFAX PRESS PACK AWARDS 1995 — CONTINUED Nicola Tootle - Ceefax Writer of the Year Ross Burns - Prius Pack Sports Award John Hiffernan - Prius Pack Leisure Claire Cotttell - Prius Pack Showbiz Lucy Cadj - Prius Pack Social Affairs Wesley Johnson - Prius Pack Environment Will done to all those who won Prius Pack Awards, and all of you who have written for the Press Pack this year. Keep up the good work! More essential Prius Pack news >> Rjpts A-L Contacts Main News Headlines