Rebecca Adlington supports local charity

Rebecca Adlington opening charity building Credit: Tyne Tees

The double Olympic gold-medallist Rebecca Adlington is in the region this morning opening the new premises of a charity for people with a serious illness. The swimmer visited the new base of the Encephalitis Society in Malton in North Yorkshire. The charity says it's the only one of its kind in the world for people with the disease, which causes inflammation of the brain. The swimmer's sister suffered from the illness but recovered.