ALICE Wright has joined Southampton public relations agency Carswell Gould from London consumer agency Jackie Cooper PR, and previously Freud Communications.

Alice, 25, has already had four years press and public relations experience, working across a range of high-profile consumer brands including Foster's and Nike. Alice says: "When I moved back to Southampton from London, I never thought that I'd find an agency that is so London-like.

The atmosphere in the office is great, the team is superb and we even have a table football which we resort to in times of creative frustration!"

Gill Gould, managing director of Carswell Gould said: "Alice joins us directly from a leading consumer PR agency, gaining us London experience and big brand know-how.

"Our clients have already begun to benefit from her big city experience and with two ex-London PRs heading up the PR team here it is a very exciting time for Carswell Gould."