THE body of a 35-year-old man has been found in Cleckheaton today.

West Yorkshire Police were called to an area around Westgate, near the junction with Tofts Road, at just after 9am.

A police cordon was in place at the scene, on a bridge, this morning.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed the man’s death is not believed to be suspicious.

A spokesman for Cleckheaton Fire Station confirmed its crew was called to assist the police at the scene at 10.30am today.