A councillor has welcomed Amazon's plans for a town to become the first in the UK to offer deliveries by drone. Darlington Borough Council's deputy leader Chris McEwan said there was a "long journey to travel" but described proposals as "quite interesting and exciting".

Amazon has paused testing of its delivery drones following a crash involving two of those drones, according to Bloomberg.

Amazon’s first UK drone deliveries will take flight in Darlington, England, the company announced on Monday. The e-commerce giant is taking the initial steps to get Prime Air deliveries off the ground in the area, working with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for authorization to fly its drones in the airspace.

The potential for lost or broken parcels, privacy concerns and what could happen to delivery drivers’ jobs were just some of the issues raised by people in Darlington yesterday (Wednesday, January 29) They were reacting to news that deliveries will lift off from Amazon’s Symmetry Park site,

The e-commerce and technology company has begun applying for permits to fly delivery drones in Darlington, England.

The US tech giant wants to roll out its Prime Air service from the Teesside town of Darlington, subject to planning permission and clearance for flights.

Amazon announced Monday it has picked the north England town of Darlington as the first site for its planned U.K. drone delivery expansion. Amazon was expected to expand Prime Air to the U.K. and Italy in 2024.

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