A MAN has been charged by police following a seven-hour stand off on the roof of a property.

David Osbaldeston/Walsh, 25, has been charged with affray, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon.

He will appear before Blackburn Magistrates Court this morning..

Officers and fire crews were called to the old Snuffy's Bar in Commercial Road, Great Harwood, at around 5am on Saturday.

After seven hours, a man was detained and arrested.