Police saw a man shouting and swearing and brandishing a pickaxe handle in an aggressive manner, who claimed he'd been defending himself. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard Paul McLaughlan then ...

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If you’ve got to break up hard ground — concrete, asphalt, hard-packed dirt, etc. — nothing does the job better than a pickaxe. It’s a straightforward tool, and at first glance looks much the same ...