Photographer Paul Winter read a glowing guide book to Brighton and Hove and liked it so much he moved there.

Paul, his wife Rebecca and two young children Max and Cecily, packed up their home in Durham after thumbing through a copy of The Juicy Guide to Brighton and Hove.

The third edition is out on Saturday and photographs taken by Paul feature on the cover.

The book's author Gilly Smith says Paul and his family are among many readers who have been inspired to live in the city after reading her guide.

Paul, 36, who lives in Exeter Street, Brighton, said: "It is one of those crazy things. Our story is now a perfect circle. We read the book and moved to Brighton and now my photographs are on the cover of the next edition."

Paul had visited the city several years before reading the guide and had not been impressed. His abiding memory was of it as a dirty place.

But after reading the book while planning a move from Durham to nearer London, he was inspired to live in the new city because he realised it had so much to offer.

Paul said: "The book was a real turning point. I ordered it on the internet and we read it from cover to cover. We looked at each other and said let's just move there. We took a bit of a risk but it has paid off."

The family arrived in Brighton a year ago.

Six months later, Paul felt compelled to contact the book's author to tell her how it had changed their lives. After that, he got the job to do the cover photographs for the latest edition.

Paul said: "I have never been so busy with work. Brighton is fantastic."

The book has sold thousands of copies since it was first published. Gilly, a writer, broadcaster and journalist, said the idea came after she moved to the city from London four years ago and found it difficult to find a comprehensive guide to what was going on.

Gilly, a mother-of-two from Kemp Town, who has written the latest edition with her husband, author and journalist Jed Novick, described the guide as a relocation essential for new residents as well as a valuable source of information for locals.

She said she had been contacted by other people who had used the guide to make their move to Brighton and Hove. Most were living in London but a couple from Israel were moving here after finding the guide on the internet.

She said: "It has changed people's lives. They pick up the book and all the information is there. People feel relief that someone else has done the work for them. "

The book, priced £6.99, includes restaurant, pub, club, bar and shopping reviews as well as guides to various neighbourhoods across the city. This year, a new directory lists the best businesses as well as alternative therapists.

The book will be followed by The Juicy Awards on June 24, which aims to celebrate the most talented and innovative people and businesses in the city. To vote and book tickets, contact www.juicyawards. co.uk