Andrew Packwood drove the wrong way down the M4 after performing a U-turn on the M48 whilst running low on fuel.

Jordan Gingell, 29, sentenced to nine months after being caught with a knife and committing a sexual orientation hate crime in Caerphilly.

Mark Westbrook, 59, pleaded guilty to making category A, B and C indecent images of children at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

A 19-year-old Cwmcarn man has been fined after being found hiding behind a wardrobe following his fourth breach of a restraining order.

Aaron Gilbert, 37, pleaded guilty to possession of a fighting dog called Zeus at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

Nathan Mulligan targeted nine different shops across Newport and Cwmbran over seven weeks, stealing detergent, meat and household goods.

Dalton Long, 28, has been sentenced to eight months in prison for breaching a restraining order and assault, just two years after being jailed for strangling his ex-girlfriend.

Sophia Hoppis was arrested whilst driving on Chepstow Road in Newport whilst already disqualified and gave a reading more than three times the legal limit.

Curtis Lewis, 28, sentenced to six months after being caught with two kitchen knives on Lower Dock Street.

Paul Kewley, 38, from Bromley was caught stealing clothes from the Cwmbran store and also admitted obstructing a police officer and breaching a suspended sentence.

Lyndon Moore, 26, pleaded guilty to making 45 category A indecent images of children at Newport Magistrates’ Court and will be sentenced at crown court.