0 The British Council helps Cardiff West go international

LOCAL MP, Kevin Brennan, has welcomed the international opportunities the British Council has created in Cardiff West for a wide variety of organisations and schools.

The organisations include the North Ely Youth Centre, the National Youth Centre, Sports Council Wales, Peartree Languages and a whole host of other organisations which can be found here.

In 2010-11 the British Council worked with over 9480 UK organisations on 183 initiatives, involving a total of 167 different countries.

0 Cardiff West musicians wanted to Rock the House

Kevin Brennan MP, is urging solo-artists, bands, under-18s acts and small live music venues to enter the Parliamentary live music competition, Rock the House, which launches tonight in the House of Commons.

The top prize is the opportunity to perform at the legendary rock festival, Download. Other prizes include top of the range music equipment, photo and music video shoots, band t-shirts, artwork and the chance to build contacts with the heavy weights of the music industry.

The competition was founded in support of the UK live music sector to raise the profile of intellectual property rights issues and counts rock legends Alice Cooper and Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan as patrons.

0 Welsh cost of the UK Government's decision to axe rise in Child Tax Credits

CARDIFF West MP, Kevin Brennan has slammed the UK Government after his research found the Con-Dem coalition’s decision to axe a scheduled rise in Child Tax Credit in 2012/13 will remove £50m from around 400,000 children in Wales

Mr Brennan asked the House of Commons library to find out the financial effect on families in Wales of the UK Government’s decision to axe the rise in Child Tax Credit.

0 UK Government needs to get Peacocks and lenders talking again

Cardiff West MP, Kevin Brennan, has called on the UK Government to do all they can to not only encourage further talks between clothing chain Peacocks and its lenders but also assist the retailer to safeguard jobs.

Mr Brennan is concerned over today's news that the Cardiff-based retailer faces possible administration following a breakdown of talks between the retailer and a major bank.