A MARKET research firm in Huddersfield has won a contract to carry out research for a Midlands local authority.

Ask Strategic Marketing & Research, based at the Media Centre, was chosen by Derby Council after a 16-way pitch to research the housing needs of black and minority ethnic communities in Derby, south Derbyshire and the Amber Valley.

It will include use of focus groups, mini in-depths interviews and a targeted postal survey.

James Brooke, of Ask, said: "‘We are delighted to have been selected to support Derby Council on this strategic research project."