Ryan Whitehead, 32, of Newport, punched a 59-year-old disabled woman and took her phone after following her along St David's Road in Cwmbran. He admitted robbery and dangerous driving.
Paul Pedler, who owned L&F Fabrication and Fencing Ltd, received a suspended sentence at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after five customers were left £6,240 out of pocket over gate and fencing work that was never finished.
Cigarettes and hand-rolled tobacco were seized during a joint visit by Gwent Police PCSOs and Newport City Council Trading Standards to a shop on Commercial Street.
Gwent Police officers recovered a vehicle in Penallta on Wednesday after it caused an obstruction to other road users. The force has reminded drivers to park responsibly.
Daniel Davies, 40, of Resolven, has been jailed for 22 months after threatening his ex-partner and blocking her car on a narrow lane, despite a restraining order banning any contact. He admitted breaching the order and dangerous driving at Swansea Crown Court.
Lee Perkins, 37, has been jailed for 28 months after a jury convicted him in his absence of sexual offences against two girls aged 12 and 14. Cardiff Crown Court heard his language towards them was "repugnant".
A badly damaged vehicle stopped by a Gwent Police roads officer in Newport was uninsured, and its driver had been banned by a court days earlier. The vehicle has been seized.
Jordan Kiely, 28, of Newport, has admitted being concerned in the supply of a class A drug at Cardiff Crown Court. He was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on 18 November.
Gwent Police said officers had to reach 70mph to catch up with a vehicle seen travelling well above the 20mph limit in Newport. The vehicle was seized under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002.
A mother has complained to Asda after a display unit full of books fell on her two-year-old daughter at the Blackwood store, leaving her with a bruised face. The supermarket says it is looking into what happened, including reviewing CCTV.
A 49-year-old Cardiff man and a 29-year-old woman from the Caerphilly area have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect following a council referral about a nursery on Bridge Street, Blackwood.
Neighbourhood officers seized a car in Blaina after checks showed it had no insurance and the driver had no valid licence.
