Now on bbc news, simon mccoy looks back at the challenges and opportunities faced by britains coastal communities. Hello, im simon mccoy. This year, as part of a special series, we have looked at some of the main challenges and opportunities facing britains coastal communities. We have been looking at a whole range of subjects, from employment and the future of tourism, to issues including poverty, loneliness and the environment. Earlier this year, i went to penzance. We will hear from there later in the programme, but first, back in may, we visited Great Yarmouth in norfolk. Three years ago, it was chosen as a pilot site for the introduction of universal credit a welfare reform which combines six benefits into a monthly payment. 0ne school in town was running its own food bank because it said some families did not have enough money to feed their own children. The government at the time said it could not be claimed that universal credit was driving the overall use of food banks. Ashley
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