Mark Roberts, 48, has been jailed for 32 months after punching his 82-year-old mother at her Abergele home, leaving her with fractured ribs. He also tried to cancel the ambulance he had called for her.
Caeran Evans, from Penlan, was convicted of rape by a jury after previously admitting sexual assault. He has also been given a 15-year restraining order.
Ross Edwards, 33, has been given 30 weeks in prison after stealing from a business on Cambrian Road in Newport just two days after receiving a suspended sentence.
Gary Jones, 38, from Church Village, has been jailed at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting three burglaries, a vehicle theft and possessing cocaine. More than £18,000 worth of goods was taken in the ram raid style break-ins in February 2026.
The Welsh Government will restart development work on a third Menai crossing and spend 18 months studying road-based options for the M4 around Newport.
Kara Racuoco twice produced a needle when challenged by security at Asda in Llanelli, once claiming she owned the supermarket. She has been jailed for four years after admitting two robberies and two thefts.
A 17-year-old boy from Cwmbran has been arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences after officers carried out a warrant at an address in Coed Eva. Suspected crack cocaine, cannabis, cash and an electric bike were seized.
A wanted burglary suspect and a driver who failed a roadside drug test were arrested after a stinger stop in Newbridge. Gwent Police shared a round-up of recent roads policing incidents.
Jordan Jones, 26, admitted nine offences including four counts of rape after a violent attack on a woman in the Chirk area in February. He was jailed for 18 years, with a further five years on extended licence.
Carla Stubbs, 37, of Llandudno, was the go-between for a child and Steven Moorcroft, who supplied drugs from Merseyside into North Wales. She is the seventh person convicted under Operation Noriker.
A quadbike has been recovered from Bryn Rhodfa in Treorchy during a week of police action on illegal vehicles. Officers in the Rhondda also handed out car crime advice to residents.
A Fleur-de-Lys woman used friends, family and Facebook contacts to move almost £900,000 from her employers into her own account over nearly six years. She has been jailed for four years and four months.