THE leader of Darlington Borough Council has welcomed an Amazon scheme aiming to help disadvantaged people into work.

The company has launched a Routeways programme for people who are either unemployed, on a job support programme, a care leaver or not in education, employment or training.

Darlington Council leader Heather Scott said: “It’s wonderful that Amazon have committed to a scheme such as this.

“For some people who are perhaps inexperienced or who have been out of work for some time, applying for roles such as this may seem out of reach. The scheme on offer aims to give people confidence and to help them with CV writing and the application itself.”