a mile and a half to go to Wigan town centre. He would go for a morning swim (in the Olympic-sized pool!) and return with a netted shopping bag groaning with pies. He once informed me that meat ...

There are many great local institutions of which Wiganers still hold fond memories now that they are long gone.

photos of the pool have been shared to a number of Wigan history groups on Facebook. There, people have taken to the comments to share their memories. One woman vividly remembered: "Pie and banana ...

In case you'd not noticed, this week has been British Pie Week. In Wigan, however, every week is pie week. So there was only one place to go in the search for the ultimate pie. Surely the best pie ...

JJB Sports' founder, Dave Whelan, has had his fill of pies, selling his Pooles of Wigan pies business to Neil Court-Johnston, the former boss of rival Holland's Pies, in a £5m deal. Mr Court ...