I visited seven Wigan pie shops to find out whose are really the best

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

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 Championships for the past 30 years.

Many of the Wigan's bakeries claim to be the best but, as proved during British Pie Week last year, public opinion is split.

READ MORE: We visited the Chinese restaurant in Wigan where food is brought over by a ROBOT To try and get an answer once and for all, I was sent on a pie odyssey around a number of towns and villages in the borough, from Standish to Tyldesley.

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