The art of sharing
13 September 2012
The first regional centre of excellence for local council procurement has been launched in Manchester. Its members vary widely in size, but they hope to exchange ideas to everyone's benefit, as Celia Poole finds out
Located to the east of Manchester's city centre, Tameside is an unremarkable semi-urban area. One of the 10 metropolitan boroughs that make up Greater Manchester, its 50 square miles are home to just under a quarter of a million people.
A lack of distinguishing features even inspires its administrative centre, Ashton-under-Lyne, to boast of the faint praise...