A REDDITCH man is in pastry-based heaven after winning a competition for a month's supply of pies.

Dave Ellison won the waist-expanding prize after entering a competition in The Times newspaper's football pull-out where readers were asked to spot the pie.

He said: "It's really great news. I'm a Baggies fan so it's nice to win something once in a while."

The competition is sponsored by High Street food chain Budgens and its official pie maker M Newitt & Sons, whose pies are all handmade to traditional recipes.