The Welsh Government has boosted emergency food aid funding to £3.44 million this year, with an extra £1 million going to community food organisations and food banks across Wales.
Michael Sparks, 45, was sentenced to 32 weeks in prison at Cardiff Magistrates' Court after admitting to two thefts and two assaults.
A day of intensification saw 32 people arrested across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, with four charged and three already convicted.
Gerry Govier, 53, of Newport, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
Marc Blythin, 44, of Corris, was sentenced to four years and nine months at Caernarfon Crown Court after being found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour.
Zack Mason was sentenced to four years after striking Noel Crowley, 85, as the former Neath Port Talbot Council leader crossed the road in Port Talbot.
A car park in Porthcawl will close on 20 March to make way for a new public space featuring pop-up business units, event areas and active travel improvements as part of the town's waterfront regeneration.
Rodney Roberts, 40, from Cardiff, used the alias Paul Smith to con three women out of nearly £50,000 through online dating platforms between 2021 and 2024.
Andrew John Edwards sentenced after kitten Moxey was found with a fractured skull, broken tail and multiple injuries at his Newport flat.
A teaching assistant has been suspended from the profession for 12 months after a panel found she grabbed a young boy and dragged him into a classroom when he was too hesitant to enter.
Cardiff Council has approved plans for a 178m tower containing 528 apartments at Central Square, set to become the tallest building in Wales and the second tallest in the UK outside London.
Aled Powell-Jones, 48, of Barmouth, was sentenced to 20 months in prison after attacking his 79-year-old father, fracturing his hip.