#German

Leeds Dortmund Square
23rd May 2025
2 mins read

Leeds Celebrates German Ties with Visit to Dortmund Square

German dignitaries visiting Leeds for UKREiiF took time to visit Dortmund Square this week, highlighting the city’s ongoing commitment to its twinning relationship with Dortmund in North Rhine-Westphalia. The German Honorary Consul, Regina Rosenthal, and Christian Klose, Investor Support Manager at the Economic Development Agency Dortmund, were welcomed to the city centre site by…
Private Frank Pye's military memorabilia - Credit Hansons
21st June 2024
3 mins read

Bloodstained Armband of WW1 Stretcher-Bearer Unearthed, Offering Stark Reminder of War’s Brutality

The chilling discovery of a blood-stained armband worn by a First World War stretcher-bearer, Private Frank Pye, alongside his vividly detailed wartime diaries, has resurfaced the grim realities of trench warfare. This century-old artifact, a cotton armband marked by the bloodshed of battle, was uncovered by Hansons Auctioneers. Private Pye served with the 1/1…