Empty shops in the city and mass house-building are the two biggest gripes for Prestonians.

Blog Preston’s Big Preston survey saw more than 600 readers tell us their thoughts about the city.

While feeling positive about the city’s future, there are some issues which those in the city like to raise.

Seeing empty shops is the number one concern for readers, with mass house-building without adequate infrastructure the second-most raised concern.

Getting stuck in traffic jams and the creaking road system winds up a fifth of the city.

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In terms of what you feel the city is lacking then the message comes through loud and clear, and chimes with what’s making people grumble.

Preston wants more shops. Common words were ‘decent’ and ‘centre’ when it came to shops, as well as good.

Transport came up as well, with readers wanting better transport links and also to see the parks taken better care of.

Of those surveyed, 95 per cent had a PR postcode.

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We’ll be running results from our Big Preston Survey throughout the rest of this week.

What do you make of the city’s empty shops? Do you agree more shops are needed? Let us know your views in the comments below