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Police officers battling to curb crime on a troubled estate have ditched traditional methods and handed out £2,000 to an artist to paint fluffy clouds on walls in an attempt to keep louts "calm".

Sussex Police and Brighton and Hove City Council signed up artist Stig Evans to paint the blue skies on the windows of a derelict pub which had become a magnet for anti-social behaviour and was used a crackhouse.

Town hall officials who footed the £2,000 bill claim the artwork in Brighton cheers up vandals by making them think of sunny days instead of going on a wrecking spree.

Fury at police as artist is paid £2,000 to paint fluffy clouds in a bid to 'calm' yobs | the Daily Mail