In the frame: two radically different plans for civic art collections

Tory-run Hertfordshire to auction most of its hoard but Labour-run Rochdale will display every work it ownsIt is a tale of two civic art collections, one in the north, one in the south, both containing well over a thousand paintings and sculptures. But while Hertfordshire county council has decided to auction or give away most of its hoard later this month, Rochdale in Greater Manchester is attempting to put every single work it owns on display.On 21 March, an auction house in Cambridge will sel