Image: Work on the complex began in June 2012

The £18m Portway Lifestyle Centre in Oldbury, West Midlands is on track to open in August 2013, despite delays in construction work due to poor weather conditions over the summer months.

The centre will replace the Oldbury Leisure Centre in Sandwell.

Facilities will include a sports hall, hydrotherapy pool, a gym and weights area and dance studio.

There will also be a climbing wall, outdoor 3G football pitch, life-trail outdoor exercise area, multi-purpose activity room, meeting rooms, sensory room, cafeteria as well as a purpose-built GP surgery, Tividale Family Practice.

The centre will be open to everyone and will be a centre of excellence for people with disabilities.

It is a joint venture between Sandwell council, Sandwell Leisure Trust, Sandwell Primary Care Trust and Sandwell Liftco.

Sport England has provided £1.5m from its Iconic Facilities legacy fund for the centre.

Sport England Property Director, Charles Johnston, said: "It is great to see work progressing with the Portway Lifestyle Centre.

"Through our Iconic Facilities legacy funding we are bringing the magic of a hoe Olympic and Paralympic Games to communities across the country so those inspired to give sport a go will have a first-class facility in which to do so."