A marketing company has snatched a lucrative contract with the BBC from under the noses of its London-based rivals.

Lime Marketing, in Queen's Road, Brighton, beat competition from five agencies to promote next year's BBC Good Homes Live It! show.

The firm won the contract from organisers Haymarket Events with a series of striking visual images to promote the show.

Lime managing director Annalisa Hammond said: "We were up against some strong competitors - mainly based in London. We're thrilled to have won and really looking forward to creating the campaign."

The event, formerly known as the Good Homes Show, will feature a host of celebrities from Anthony Worrall Thompson to house doctor Anne Maurice.

It is expected to take place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in May.

Thursday, August 25, 2005