{"id":369165,"date":"2026-08-11T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-dark-side-of-uks-seaside-towns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:00:10","slug":"the-dark-side-of-uks-seaside-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-dark-side-of-uks-seaside-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"The dark side of UK&#8217;s seaside towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rfc4wrZaTMg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The dark side of UK's seaside towns\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rfc4wrZaTMg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to revive the high street which he says had been &quot;hollowed out&quot; by decades of decline. <\/p>\n<p>The downturn in recent years has been felt by many and the dark underbelly that has developed in some areas has been explored by this programme extensively, in particular the link between high street vape shops, organised crime, and child exploitation.  <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>So, with summer in full swing, are the holiday towns of our most scenic areas still a draw or have years of deprivation led to the seaside losing its sparkle? <\/p>\n<p>For the latest in our Home Truths series, Joe Johnson is in Devon, exploring the coastal towns of Torquay and Ilfracombe<\/p>\n<p>Producer\/Director: William Davies<br \/>\nReporter: Joe Johnson<br \/>\nAssistant Producer: Jo Heywood<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n0:30 &#8211; How has Torquay changed?<br \/>\n4:23 &#8211; &quot;Not a nice place to open a shop&quot;<br \/>\n6:36 &#8211; Struggles in Ilfracombe<br \/>\n9:55 &#8211; What do Torquay&#8217;s visitors think?<br \/>\n10:36 &#8211; Hope for the future<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to revive the high street which he says had been &quot;hollowed out&quot; by decades of decline. 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