Shopkeepers are glad to see nnigraffiti artists make their mark

Street Art is being used to offer a colourful solution to a seriesof graffiti attacks that have blighted shops in Southmead.

Eight shop shutters have been spray-painted with graffiti artworkdesigned by local youngsters in co-operation with shopkeepers inArnside Road.

The shopping precinct has been a magnet for vandalism and anti-social behaviour, with residents complaining of intimidation andnuisance graffiti by groups of youths.

The shops themselves have borne the brunt of much of thisbehaviour, with repeated graffiti attacks.

To combat the attacks, the community opted to use graffitithemselves, as a novel way of dealing with the problem. …