Carlisle's Pirelli workers have been given a pay increase of 4.5 per cent.

The rise means workers will see an extra £1,500 for a typical production worker or £1,800 for a production worker on a weekend shift.

The pay deal is part of a two-year deal worth 7.5 per cent, negotiated with union Unite.

Workers received a three per cent pay deal in 2017, meaning an extra £2,500 for a typical production worker or £2,953 for a production worker on a weekend shift.

Around 900 people work at the Carlisle site and the tyre firm also has a base in Burton-on-Trent.

The company supplies tyres to Jaguar Land Rover, Volkswagen Audi, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes and Volvo.

Malcolm Carruthers, Unite regional officer said: "The pay deal at Pirelli has given manufacturing workers a year-on-year pay boost which makes a real difference to their incomes at a time when pay is falling flat across the economy."