When Alex Melling decided to open a container shop at Windy Arbour farm shop, he asked local artist Scott Wilcock aka Snow ...

Wigan and pies go hand in hand like bread and butter, gin and tonic, even Ant and Dec. The town's association with deep-filled pastry treats is so ingrained that it has hosted the World Pie Eating ...

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Will Grigg has had a ‘hot and fiery’ pie named in his honour after his famous winner over Manchester City in the Emirates FA Cup fifth round. The Wigan Athletic striker pounced on a rare defensive ...

The pioneering delicacy was launched from Roby Mill, Wigan, at about 11:30 GMT ahead of the World Pie Eating Championship next week. The aim is to see if its journey up to 100,000ft (30km ...

Wigan Athletic Football Club have revealed their new mascot for next season, designed by local school children... and here it is! It's a pie called Crusty! Over 90 local primary schools were asked ...

Ex-champion Barry Rigby, 37, of Wigan, a fitness instructor, set the best time of 42.6 seconds for eating half a pie. But umpires declared the results null and void because of safety concerns.

Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a meat-eor? Well, if you look over the skies of Wigan tomorrow morning you might just see a meat and potato pie sailing overhead. Did you know with a Digital ...

It's structural integrity will be tested against the potential rigours of being served by a grumpy pie lady from Wigan or being transported for delivery in a pie van that hits a pothole in Hindley.