If there's one place that's synonymous with pies, it's Wigan. Brimming with bakeries selling the much-loved pastry, it's fair to say it's the UK's pie capital.
Even Wigan Athletic F.C.'s mascot is a pie.
So, it will come as little surprise to hear that a Wigan warehouse worker has been crowned the new lord of the pies after triumphing at the World Pie Eating Championships held in the town. The covid pandemic meant fans have had to wait three years since the last edition, when Wigan builder Ian Gerrard saw off tough competition to secure the win.
