Fire crews from Whitby assisted an elderly man in the town on Saturday morning.
They were called to Lockton Road in the Castle Park area, just after 9am.
Officers gained entry to a property for carers outside to reach an elderly male who had fallen.
Firefighters used a lock-snapper and then made the property secure again.
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East Riding councillors have unanimously backed a motion calling on the Government to cap the amount of agricultural land that can be converted into solar farms.
East Riding Trading Standards has detailed its ongoing fight against doorstep crime, illegal vapes, and unsafe products, with a local councillor sharing her firsthand experience of a recent enforcement raid.
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