An Olympic hero helped to launch a new health and beauty facility at a leisure centre after a £2.7 million refurbishment.

Gold medal winning athlete Sally Gunnell was one of the first customers to experience the new treatment rooms at Withdean Sports Facility in Brighton.

Leisure firm Freedom Leisure has teamed up with Sussex Injury Clinics to offer a wide range of sports, beauty and health treatments in its brand new treatment rooms.

To mark the opening, visitors were able to enjoy free taster treatments including express manicures, pedicures and Indian head massages as well as seeing demonstrations of rehabilitation exercises in the new 125 station, state- of-the-art gym.

Freedom Leisure centre manager Ross Philipson said: “With over 20 years' experience, Sussex Injury Clinics have worked with world-class athletes including Sally Gunnell OBE, professional footballers and rugby teams, as well as regular gym goers and sports fans aged eight to 88.

“We anticipate that Freedom Leisure members and non-members alike will welcome these top-notch sports, beauty and health treatments.”