A NORTH-EAST event management company has won the contract to stage the world's biggest winter festival in Edinburgh.

She's Gott It!, based in Durham, has been announced as the winning bidder by the City of Edinburgh Council as the festival's producer for the next four years.

Edinburgh Winter Festival was launched in November 2001 after combining the city's Hogmanay celebrations with Christmas events. The festival generates about £37m for the local economy and attracts more than 400,000 visitors to the city.

She's Gott It! recently celebrated five years in business, and other clients include regional development agency One NorthEast, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and Durham University