Ben Price

South Wales, Wales

Senior Reporter at BBC Wales Today

BBC Wales News Reporter / Gohebydd newyddion @BBCWalesNews 🎥 ✍️ ☕️ Trustee @MirusWales

Articles

Coal mine flood water used in Ammanford heating scheme

1 week ago | bbc.com | Ben Price

Coal mine flood water used in first heating schemeMining Remediation AuthorityMine water treatment sites across Wales already process enough water to fill the Principality Stadium 10 times over each yearFlood water from a disused mine is being used as a renewable source of heating for the first time in Wales. The business near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, has started pumping water from a nearby mine water treatment site to heat its warehouse.
Pryderon dros ddyfodol rygbi llawr gwlad wedi toriadau URC

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Price

Disgrifiad o’r llun, Dywedodd swyddog hwb, Joshua Phillips, sy'n chwarae rygbi lled-proffesiynol i Abertawe, ei fod yn ceisio ymddwyn fel model rôl i'r plant y mae'n hyfforddiMae nifer yn poeni am ddyfodol rygbi i blant yn dilyn penderfyniad gan Undeb Rygbi Cymru i dorri'r cyllid ar gyfer ei raglen swyddogion hwb. Fis diwethaf, fe gyhoeddodd yr Undeb cynllun ailstrwythuro er mwyn arbed £5m. Mae 30,000 o blant wedi elwa o'r cynllun Hwb sydd wedi'i ariannu ar y cyd rhwng ysgolion a'r Undeb ers 2014.
WRU community programme cut leaves children 'let down'

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Price

Children 'let down' as WRU community programme cutBBCSemi-professional rugby player Joshua Phillips says he tried to be a role model for the children he coached as a hub officerA rugby coach said he almost broke down in tears when he found out his job as a hub officer would end. Last month the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announced funding for its community hub programme would be "discontinued" in a bid to save £5m.
Cynllun 10 mlynedd i wella darpariaeth gofal iechyd meddwl

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Price

Disgrifiad o’r llun, Mae Lee Williams o'r Rhondda yn cerdded bob dydd er lles ei hiechyd meddwl a chorfforolGwneud hi'n haws i bobl dderbyn gofal iechyd meddwl priodol yn gynt yw prif fwriad strategaeth newydd Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd y cynllun 10 mlynedd yn canolbwyntio ar atal salwch iechyd meddwl trwy ymyrraeth cynt heb oedi a'r angen i aros am apwyntiad.
Same-day help in Wales promised under new plan

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ben Price

Same-day mental health help pledge as demand risesBBCSian McEvoy has benefitted from a community project, which could be recommended same-day under a new planSame-day mental health support without the need for a referral is the aim of a new strategy after calls to an urgent hotline doubled in a year. A which launched in late 2022 gets an average of 6,000 calls each month, while the overall number of calls almost doubled between 2023 and 2024.
Technoleg rithwir yn gallu helpu lles pobl ifanc?

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Price

Disgrifiad o’r llun, Roedd chwarae'r gêm ar yr ap sy'n defnyddio technoleg rithwir wedi helpu i dawelu meddwl Lili, meddaiMae profion yn cael eu gwneud ar hyn o bryd i weld a all therapi sy'n defnyddio technoleg rithwir helpu pobl ifanc sy'n dioddef o or-bryder, iselder neu unigrwydd. Mae Gwasanaeth Ieuenctid Caerdydd, sy'n rhan o adran addysg Cyngor Caerdydd, wedi helpu i brofi a datblygu ap newydd sy'n defnyddio realiti estynedig (Augmented Reality).
Teens test technology aimed at helping anxiety

1 month ago | bbc.com | Ben Price

Teens test virtual technology aimed at helping anxietyBBCLili, one of the young people from Cardiff Youth Service who tested the augmented reality app, said it had a "calming effect"Therapy which uses virtual technology is being tested as a means of supporting teenagers with anxiety and those who struggle to attend school.
Augmented reality: Teens test technology aimed at helping anxiety

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Price

Image caption, Lili, one of the young people from Cardiff Youth Service who tested the augmented reality app, said it had a "calming effect"Therapy which uses virtual technology is being tested as a means of supporting teenagers with anxiety and those who struggle to attend school. Cardiff Youth Service, part of Cardiff council's education department, has helped to test and develop a mobile app which uses augmented reality (AR) as an intervention for anxiety and social isolation.
University staff vote for strike and marking boycott

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ben Price

Staff at Cardiff University have voted in favour of all-out strike action and a marking and assessment boycott during the summer term. The University and College Union (UCU) said its members had responded to the university's "cruel and unnecessary" jobs cuts proposal. In January, the university announced proposals to cut 400 staff and scrap some departments, including nursing, but has now revised this figure to 286 roles.
Opera singing helping people to manage their persistent pain

2 months ago | bbc.com | Ben Price

How opera singing is helping people to manage chronic painWNOLearning to sing opera has helped June Evans, who has long-term persistent pain, to "have an enthusiasm for life again"People living with a variety of health conditions are being taught techniques used by opera singers in an effort to manage their persistent pain. June Evans, 67, was referred to the Welsh National Opera (WNO) wellness programme due to pain and mobility issues caused by a heart attack, stroke and other illnesses.