Contract workers walked out of Longannet on Monday

Contractors at Longannet power station who have been on strike are to return to work after a deal was reached to end the dispute at Lindsey Oil Refinery.

About 150 staff walked out of the Fife site on Monday, in support of sacked staff at the refinery in Lincolnshire.

A deal has now been struck to end the bitter jobs dispute at Lindsey, which could see 647 sacked staff reinstated.

Almost 200 staff had also downed tools at the Cockenzie power station in East Lothian and Mossmorran plant in Fife.

Unions had urged the Longannet contractors to return to work, but they twice voted to continue with their stoppage.

Mass meeting

The wildcat action - which has taken place in Scotland, Wales and England - was called in support of workers who were sacked from the Lindsey refinery, owned by oil company Total.

The Lindsey workers went on strike on 11 June after a sub-contractor cut 51 jobs.

The strikers were dismissed by Total and told to reapply for their jobs.

It is thought the 51 sub-contractors will also be offered jobs under the deal agreed by union leaders and employers.

The agreement will be put to a mass meeting on Monday.

The strike has not affected power production.