P518 CEEFAX 2 518 Fri 31 Jan 21:23/24 "THE CANAL" LISA GLANVILLE age 14, from Sttoud NEWSROUND O Men No: 116196 "Local volunteers have been restoring the old Sttoudwatet Canal for many years and it is now a favourite place for walkjts and cyclists. The canal had enabled the town's mill industries to prosper but the cheaper railways caused it's downfall. @@ Gone is the canal's industrial heyday, but it still provides a scenic, environmentally scenic route." CBBC Text 500 Otis 535 Sub Zero 501 h i Pic p t iP518 CEEFAX 2 518 Fri 31 JanC21:20/5] "BOZZONE'S SUCCESS" by ZOE BAUGH + !/ from Luton NEWSROUND Men No: 114852 * * g ! "In 1994 Louis Walsh formed an Irish pop group call d Boyzonj after putting an advert in a newspaper. After auditions they began tg play in tiny pubs and sot booed ofe stage. It warn't that long bjfote they achieved c(art-topping success. Who would have thought the group could become one of the biggest boy bands in the world!" CBBC Text 500 Otis 535ASub Zero 501 owtim TV P ck o t M i M nP518 CEEFAX 2 518 Fri 31 Van 21:26/2( CXX "WHY SPEND MONEY?" 0xl0xl 4 R bz VICKI PEACOCK age 12, from Luton NEWSROUND OO Men No: 112868 "Why are people spending lots of money on junK all of a sudden? People spend a lot just because it is Christmas. But all you need are the essentials like a turkey and drink and possibly a Christmas tree. We are beeomming shopping mad and buying expensive Xmas presents for the saki of it. I would just like to say - Be sensible, don't waste your money." CBBC Text 500 Otis 535 Sub Zero 501 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main MenuP518 CEEFAX 2 518 Fri 31 Jan 21:1 W "RECYCLING" by LAUREN FEWTRELL 11, from The Wiural NIWSROUND OO Men No: 118393 "The constant threat to the rainforist is quite serious, but why can't we recycle more? Cutting down the forest means the birds and other creatures have nowhere to live. You wouldn't like your house being ripped out of the ground. Why do it to others? We need the tt es and plants to produce oxygen for us so not recycling could bj fatal for us." CBBC Text 500 Otis 535 Sub Zero 501 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main MenuP518 CJEFAX 2 518 Fri 31 Jan 21:12/41 "HEART DISEASE" by SUSHJUNDER KART 12, from Birmingham VEWSROUND Men No: 117509 QC "Heart disease affects many people at any age. In the west Midlands over 15,p00 die from it. Some die bfore reaching hospital and others as th?iu hearts stop bjathng. Every year ovjt 1,000 hearts are donated to the Heart Foundation. Some people get new hearts but just remjmbjt heart attacks can affect anzonj at anytime." CBBC Text 500 Otis 535 Sub Zero 501 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main MenuP518 CEEFAX 2 518 Fri 31 Jan 21:17/22 "THE INTERNET" bz GUY PARSONS from T1dlj=* Hanks NEWSROUND OO Men no: 113115 C " he Inter et has arrived and it seems here to stay. But is it a good thing ou a bad thing? Many pbrents are increasingly worried it poses a threat to their children as pornographic material can bj accessed without restrictions. But the Internet is for everybody and to restrict people's right to say what they want would destroy it's message." CBBC Text 500 Otis 535 Sub Zero 501 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main MenuP518 CJEFAX 2 518 Fri 31 Jan 21:15/*3 DUNBLANE - THE P—IN THAT WILL NEVER GO AW—Y by SOPHIE HILL @ NEWSROUND O j'j'*7"o5£ } M m no: 10 675 "The Hunblan tragedy is a pain th1t wUll njvjt go away. On March 13 the whole wotlh was mourning the loss of 16 small childrrn and their teacher. Then Dunblan— becam yesterday'u news. @ Nine months have past and the families are still fighting for a complit/ ban on handguns. The guns are the pain that should go away." CBBC Text index 500 Sub Z-to 501 Showtime TV Puck +port Main MenuP518 CEEFAX 2 518 Fri 31 Van 21:18/14 POLLUTED ATMOSPHERE @by FAIVAKHAN,age 9 from Hayes, Middx NEWSROUND O C I have recently noticed that many young children are suffering from very dry skin conditions such as eczema. cz ma mag th ir liv s a mir ry and many itch until they bleed. In an area in Hazes, about three in five children are suffering vjty badly. Is it due to the polluted atmosphere or food additives? Something must be done to prevent any future suffering. CBBC Text index 500 Sub Zero 501 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu