A Cwmbran man has been sentenced to 28 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to multiple thefts totalling over £460 from businesses in Cwmbran and Pontypool.

28-year-old Alex Thomas admitted to possessing child abuse images and extreme pornography involving an animal at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

Serial shoplifter Cara Knight sentenced to 32 weeks behind bars after stealing from local businesses while on a suspended sentence.

Simon Heron, 58, pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children and will be sentenced at crown court in June.

A repeat offender with “flagrant disregard for court orders” has been sentenced to 26 weeks in prison after stealing from B&M and Primark within days of each other.

A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 24 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to sharing and threatening to share intimate images.

A 51-year-old Newport man received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to possessing extreme pornographic images and making an indecent photograph of a child.

Jordan Hill, 33, sentenced to 18 weeks for coercive control and assault against his girlfriend.

A man with nearly 50 convictions has been sentenced to 24 weeks in prison after being caught with a knife and crack cocaine.

A 59-year-old woman from Crumlin has been prosecuted by the RSPCA after failing to provide proper veterinary care for her pet dog.