Varese

“We love Italy, because it needs it”

A day to celebrate the Liberation of Italy. At the end of the provincial ceremony in Varese, there was a speech by the President of the Partisan Associations, Luigi Grossi.

Varese

“Dear Mr Magistrate, can you lower the price of petrol?”

The investigation has been passed to Milan and Rome, but dozens of letters are being sent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, from all over Italy, with the most bizarre requests.

Cantello

Protest by haulage contractors: one man threatens to set fire to himself

The employees of the company Maggi Srl, in Clivio, blocked the provincial road SP3, stopping at least fifteen trucks. One man poured petrol over himself, but was stopped in time.

Varese

Architects “compete” to value the lake’s bicycle path

The competition for the realisation of projects capable of enriching the route, organised by the Association of Architects, by the Province of Varese and by the Tourism Agency, is open.

Cassinetta di Biandronno

“Husqvarna is a case of industrial looting”

After the shocking Ktm announcement to go out of business, all two hundred workers in the company have made a trade union meeting just outside their gates. Cartosio (Fiom), "Our main aim is to empty it. There is nothing left for the property but the real estate area and above all a prestigious brand"

Cycling

Great race by Santaromita: stage victory in “Trentino”

In a three-man sprint, the cyclist from Varese, and member of the BMC team, beat Tiralongo and Scarponi; this was his second victory as a professional, the first by a Varese cyclist this season.

Castiglione Olona

The EcoFesta returns: ten days dedicated to music and ecology

This initiative began in 2001, as a protest against the building of the incinerator in Caronno Corbellaro. Since then, it has been an environmentalist symbol. The party starts on 25 April.

Brescia

Elisabetta Ballarin requests a pardon

The young woman, who was convicted of the crimes of the “Beasts of Satan”, is in prison in Brescia. Her request has also been signed by the Mayor of Brescia, Adriano Paroli.

CARDANO AL CAMPO

Clandestine textile workshop; there were even children sleeping in there

Discovered by the carabinieri, the local health authority and the Department of Labour; the Chinese owner employed twelve people, some women even had their babies with them. The building belonged to an Italian, who lived next to the workshop.

VARESE

Del Corso book shop is closing but the books will come back

This is written on the message exposed in the shop which is famous for its original and artistic shop windows. This is not a suspension, but it probably is a change of ownership.

BIANDRONNO

Fiom: “From August, Husqvarna will block production”

The syndicate rose the alarm after the meeting with the new owner Ktm. From the first of August, the company will request the extraordinary redundancy fund due to the partial shutdown of the activity.

Varese

Giorgio Trombetta: prestigious and discreet family’s representative dies

Calzaturificio di Varese former general manager's son, Trombetta is part of a great managers' descent. He never left Giubiano, where he lived with all his family