Homes and Property | Home PageGrants for empty shops to show art art windowKatharine Barney|Evening Standard13 April 2012SHOPS left empty in the recession are to be transformed under plans to deter squatters and flyposting.Wandsworth council is offering grants of up to £1,000 for vacant windows to display images of the local environment. Empty shops could also be used to showcase the work of local artists.The council is looking at a pilot project in Tooting where a community mural could be painted on a bricked-up parade.MORE ABOUTMicrosoft WindowsSouth LondonWandsworth