Gloucestershire Police have reported that they are at the scene of an incident in Cheltenham after a man was reported to have scaled a block of flats.

The force issued a statement that it had mobilised due to concern for the welfare of the man after alerts were raised on Tuesday morning (April 29).

Emergency services and specialist officers were deployed to the scene, on Brooklyn Road, following reports that the man had ascended to the roof of a building at around 5.30am.

Although there was no wider threat to the community, the road was closed and a cordon was put in place to allow professional negotiators to speak to the man and ensure his safety.

With closures remaining in place at the junctions of Edinburgh Place and Alstone Lane, the public was asked to avoid the area.