Varese

The fox that learned to “walk on water”

There is a shortage of places for animals to cross; as a result, rivers and streams are being transformed into safe routes. But sometimes, adaptations are needed to guarantee a way through.

Varese

The Festival of Journalism wins over Varese

From Tuesday, 11, to Sunday 16 November, the town will be hosting journalists from all over Italy. The festival will be starting with the writers Daria Bignardi and Marco Malvaldi, and then some events, also in the evening, open to all of our readers.

Canton Ticino

Crime alarm: Bern has been contacting to restore the minor Customs

Supporters take the field because they want the return of controls on passes between Italy and Switzerland, today unattended.

Varese

The new location of the International Centre of Insubria opens

There are more than ten-thousand volumes in the heritage of the archive and library of excellence of the philosophical thought: this is a surplus value for the University of Insubria and the whole territory of Varese.

Varese

The new Province is getting to work

First session of the new authority, rearranged by the reform and renovated by the result of the indirect elections. The request of incompatibility for the chancellor Magrini has been denied.

Olgiate Olona

The entrepreneur saved from tuberculosis: “A million euros for children”

Lino Faccincani is 83 years old and he is one of the richest men in Italy. Seventy years ago he spent part of his childhood in the sanatorium of Villa Gonzaga and now he wants to provide financial support to a social project in his town.

Varese

The Director Giulio Questi wins the Chiara Prize

His debut novel “Uomini e Comandanti” (Men and Commanders) has won the 26th Chiara Prize, after receiving more than 50% of the judges’ votes. “I’d never have expected to begin my career at the age of 90,” the author joked.

Economics

Officine Bronzi: “For 70 years we’ve been designing solutions for companies”

It was one of the first mechanical workshops in the Province, and is one of the most enduring. Today, it is resisting the temptation to relocate to Ticino and is looking optimistically at the future.

Busto Arsizio

Hospital inside a prison: inaugurated new healthcare section

7 new specialised cells, medical clinics and a rehabilitation gym are from now on operational inside the prison facility. “That’s our answer to Europe”, that’s how the health assessor Mario Mantovani commented.

Varese

Mayors get down to discuss the lake. “New solutions to reduce pollution”

The mayors of eight lakeside towns sat down for a discussion. “We’ll contact the universities in Italy, to understand what interventions should be carried out.” A meeting with the “new” Province has been requested.

Rome

Rosita Missoni receives “Order of Merit for Labour”

The famous designer of the fashion house of Sumirago received the honour on Thursday, 23 October, from the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano. Among those honoured, there were the CEO of Vodafone and the MD of Unicredit.

Varese

Stopping flu: the vaccination campaign begins

On 28 October, the over 65 and people with debilitating diseases will be able to go to their GPs or to the local health authority, to be vaccinated free of charge. The virus that is on the way is thought not to be particularly severe.