The town whose council wants migrants to move in
A new shop opened along Greenock's fading High Street in May. Anik African Store has brought a small corner of Nigeria to the Scottish town, selling yams, plantain, okra and catfish.
It is not the only African food shop here - there is another just metres away, responding to the area's changing population.
Five years ago, locals say, it would have been rare to see a black person in Greenock. Now hundreds of Africans and refugees have moved to the area.
The local council has in fact come up with a plan to attract even more to this corner of the west of Scotland as a means of stemming its falling population.
Scottish people "are lovely and accommodating", says Anik's owner, Christianah Omilana, who came to the UK in 2021. "Immigrants will come when there is work", she adds.
"If the local council can provide jobs, everything in Greenock will change, because people from Africa would like to come," says Sunday.
Inverclyde Council's repopulation strategy is based on trying to encourage Africans to set down roots here, as well as attracting other legal migrants and people who've been granted refugee status to move in.
The number of people arriving in Inverclyde from overseas has trebled in recent times, to about 750 per year since 2023. Hundreds of African migrants have now settled in the area, as well as refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan and several other countries, many with a positive tale to tell.
As part of its repopulation plan, the council is offering English classes for those who need them and help to access skilled employment. Schools are also supported to provide an inclusive "anti-racist education".
Greenock wants to attract immigrants to settle in the town and reverse its declining population.
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