Harry's Bar

The Tower Buildings on Wallgate were designed by Bolton architects Bradshaw and Gass in 1898. The Grade II listed building is known for its elaborate red brick and terracotta architecture and became a Masonic Hall in 1901. The Hall was used for lodge meetings and functions for over 100 years and the last meeting was held in 2004

Work turning former Masonic Hall into flats accelerates after nine years

An artist's impression of the new Wigan market hall which is now in the early stages of construction

How the town's landscape and economy will change in the next 24 months

,Ian Coulton was crowned the 2023 winner after a pie-off

Austrian time capsule plan for endangered Wigan pie

Wigan businessman Tony Callaghan who has big plans for his Harry's Bar on King Street, has sold The Raven on King Street and is bringing the Cross Keys in Ashton to life after 11 years

Callaghan's plans for Harry's Bar and Cross Keys

After a pie-off, Ian Coulton was crowned the winner of the 2023 World Pie Eating Championship.

IN PICTURES: Wigan's World Pie-Eating Championships 2023

After a pie-off, Ian Coulton was crowned the winner of the 2023 World Pie Eating Championship.

Wigan's lord of the pies reinstated

A flashback to last year's World Pie-Eating Championships held at Harry's Bar, Wigan

World Pie-Eating Championships preview

The World Pie-Eating Championships held at Harry's Bar, Wigan, has been one of the town's more bizarre fixtures

LUKE MARSDEN: Why I've had my fill of the World Pie-Eating Championships

Barry Rigby (left) celebrated his latest success with the Piemaster Tony Callaghan (right)

Pie is the limit for newly crowned three time world champion

Reigning World Pie Eating Champion Ian Gerrard

Chaotic scenes on the eve of Wigan's World Pie-Eating Championships

Former and reigning World Pie Eating Champions Martin Appleton-Clare (left) and Ian Gerrard when the event was last held in 2019

New date set for delayed World Pie-Eating Championships in Wigan

The most-recent winner of the World Pie Eating Championships, Martin Gerard

Wigan's World Pie-Eating Championships cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

Tony Callaghan

World Pie Eating Championship boss asks PM to allow event to go ahead

The tense pie-off between eventual winner Martin Appleton-Clare (right) and newcomer Ian Gerrard

The pie's the limit for Martin after FIFTH World Pie Eating Championships victor...

Action from last year's World Pie Eating Championships

Top athletes get ready for Wigan's world-famous Pie Eating Championships

Martin Appleton-Clare (right) retaining his title

Wigan pie champs ad campaign deal
Wigan's wacky World Pie-Eating Championships are to appear in a major new advertising campaign - and local folk have a chance to appear in it.
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Martin Appleton-Clare (right) wins the World Pie Eating Championships

World Pie Eating Championship winner is crowned

Reigning champ Martin Appleton-Clare

Pie-Eating Championships are nigh!

Mike "Porky" Parry with Freshers managing director David Openshaw

'˜Porky' sport DJ gets behind snacks

Gravy wrestling

The wacky world of northern '˜sports'

Martin Appleton-Clare - pie god

Martin takes third pie-eating crown

Martin Appleton-Clare

Three, two, one - get eatin! Are you ready for the pie munching championships?

Aimee Boardman

Row after transsexual asked to use disabled toilets in bars

Matt Backhouse and Barry Rigby on Judge Rinder disputing the outcome of the 2014 World Pie Eating Contest

Pie champ row settled with TV eating contest

Judge Rinder

Pie-eating row spreads over into TV court

Piemaster Tony Calaghan

Annual Pie Eating Championships goes German!

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