Museum's record year

SHEFFIELD'S revamped Weston Park Museum is celebrating of year of success - welcoming a record number of visitors over the 12 months since it re-opened.

Since visitors were allowed back following a 19 million refurbishment, 370,000 people have dropped by - including 55,000 in the first week.

Earlier this year, Weston Park also become one of only four museums and galleries in the country to be short-listed for the UK's largest arts award, the Gulbenkian Prize.

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