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Licensee of the Rising Sun at Woolhampton, Wayne Sangwell, watched in horror as an enormous trailer careened towards him before ploughing into the pub dining room.
He said: "I'm lucky to be alive."
In other news, a Newbury store has been fined £60k with costs for failing to ensure the safety of customers and staff.
It is not the first time that Poundstretcher has been convicted for such offences.
Also this week, schoolchildren in West Berkshire are drinking and smoking more, a new survey reveals.
The report, compiled from questionnaires answered by pupils last year, reveals slight increases in their consumption of both cigarettes and alcohol.
West Berkshire Council is using the school peer mentoring scheme to combat the rise.
Meanwhile, a six-year-old boy from Thatcham could soon see his dream of walking become a reality thanks to the fundraising efforts of people in West Berkshire.
Jake Parsons from Matthews Close was born with cerebral palsy and has just received his specially designed bicycle after local people raised more than £2,000 to buy it.
As always, there’s also a roundup of the week’s sport and entertainment news and of course this week’s £25 free fuel giveaway.
All this plus more in the Newbury Weekly News, on sale every Thursday.



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