Future bright at Buxton Museum.

The visitor boom at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery is continuing with 27,898 people visiting during the last year - a rise of 4,174.

Rising visitor numbers have also led to an increase in donations made to the museum to more than [pounds sterling]1,000 for the year. Sales in the museum shop are also up by more than [pounds sterling]1,000 on last year's figure.

Since 2000/01 the annual total has increased by almost 11,000.

Derbyshire County Council member for community services, Councillor Bob Janes said: "We have had some excellent work running at the Buxton museum and this is reflected in the number of people now visiting."

Additions have …