POLICE surrounded a pub after a woman was allegedly held hostage inside.

Officers were called at 4.10am today by a woman who had been working at the Albion pub on Manchester Road, Longroyd Bridge.

All the customers had left but there was a man in the pub with the woman.

Police negotiators talked the man out at about 5.15am and no-one was hurt.

A weapon was seized.

A 48-year-old Huddersfield man was arrested and was being questioned by detectives at Huddersfield police station today.