Amazon's delivery drones are set to return to British skies, nine years after they were first trialled near Cambridge.

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.

Delivery giant Amazon has announced their plans to introduce drone deliveries around Darlington in a UK first trial. Grace Stewart-Piercy spoke to shoppers in Darlington town centre to find out what they think.

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 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.

The town has been selected to trial the technology. Paul Addison found out more.

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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