Sardinia

Arzachena, i lavori in corso
Arzachena, i lavori in corso
The works

Arzachena, new sidewalks on Provincial Road 94, bringing Abbiadori and Cala di Volpe closer.

The project aims to improve the safety and traffic flow of a particularly busy road during the summer months.
Una seduta del Consiglio comunale nel teatro San Martino
Una seduta del Consiglio comunale nel teatro San Martino
The crisis

Oristano, tensions continue over the ZTL: the budget meeting is cancelled.

The majority supporting Mayor Massimiliano Sanna did not show up in the chamber and, barring any surprises, will not do so at the next session either. The goal is to buy time to heal the internal rift.
L'ordigno nelle mani di un artificiere (foto Floris)
L'ordigno nelle mani di un artificiere (foto Floris)
in the historic center

Sassari, "grenade in meter compartment": bomb scare goes off on Via Arborea

The alleged remnant of war found by firefighters responding to an infiltration: but it was only a harmless replica
Il tribunale di Sassari (Archivio)
Il tribunale di Sassari (Archivio)
The violence

Sennori, beaten and threatened with death against his wife and children: 4 years and 6 months of prison requested

Punches, slaps and humiliation: a serious scenario was illustrated in court during the argument against a 43-year-old man.
the collapse

Bosa, another landslide along the Turas-Pessighette municipal road

A structural fragility that emerges forcefully especially in the winter months
the program

Sassari Carnival: two weeks of events from the city center to the outskirts and villages.

We start with the allegorical parade through the streets of Monte Rosello Alto
Il tribunale di Sassari (Archivio)
Il tribunale di Sassari (Archivio)
court

Alghero, man threatens wife and sentenced to four months

Among the sentences uttered was a reference to the disappearance of two Swiss twins in 2011, taken away by their father who then killed himself and never found again.
La facciata della facoltà di Architettura
La facciata della facoltà di Architettura
the alarm

Alghero, the facade of the former Santa Chiara Hospital (now the Architecture Department) is falling to pieces.

Precarious conditions also for the Torre della Polveriera and some cannons placed on the Bastions, the complaint of councilor Mulas
energy

Renewables: Thousand-megawatt mega batteries invade half of Campidano

Projects in the uncultivated lands of Selargius, Quartucciu, Settimo, and Uta. Mayors and committees are angry: "There's a risk of toxic clouds if lithium plants burn."
La Cattedrale di Tempio
La Cattedrale di Tempio
the intervention

Tempio Cathedral, restoration funded by the Region completed

The work began at the end of 2024. The condition of the roof was creating serious problems inside the church.
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco
the intervention

Monastir: Truck goes off road on Highway 128; firefighters intervene.

The accident occurred at kilometer 0.300: the heavy vehicle left the roadway and hit the guardrail.
Tentato omicidio a Olbia, i carabinieri sul posto (foto Cc)
Tentato omicidio a Olbia, i carabinieri sul posto (foto Cc)
the assault

Madness in Olbia: The security guard injured by a scissors wound to the neck is in serious condition.

The security guard is in critical condition: the 26-year-old arrested also attacked a woman at a massage parlor and killed a dog.
Il lungomare Lido
Il lungomare Lido
the theft

Alghero: Thieves at Ray Beach Club

Yet another episode of petty crime in the city. The gang made off with the cash—a few hundred euros—before fleeing.
Maria Laura Orrù
Maria Laura Orrù
the decision

Elmas Mayor Orrù: "I'm resigning and running again."

The decision to "interrupt a situation that would no longer allow her to carry out her administrative activities to the best of her ability"
Carabinieri (Ansa)
Carabinieri (Ansa)
Carabinieri

Olbia: Man armed with scissors injures two people and kills a dog; arrested for attempted murder

The attacker first attacked a woman in a Chinese massage parlor, then attacked a security guard on duty.
Il Tribunale di Lanusei
Il Tribunale di Lanusei
the verdict

Seui, black face blaring in the street: acquitted because the fact does not exist

It was not an apology for fascism but just a prank to mock some left-wing friends on the occasion of April 25th in the midst of a pandemic.
Andrea Frigo
Andrea Frigo
Information

Andrea Frigo is the new head of the ANSA office in Sardinia.

A professional since 2004, he is 58 years old. The appointment was made by director Luigi Contu.
cinema

A life of hidden treasures, excavations, and great discoveries: the film about Antonio Zara premieres in Carbonia.

Antonio Sanna's film, dedicated to the famous self-taught Sardinian archaeologist, debuts at the Cineteatro in Piazza Roma
Traffico in viale La Playa
Traffico in viale La Playa
traffic

Cagliari, excavation work for the electricity grid: traffic changes on Viale La Playa and Via San Paolo.

Lane restrictions and parking restrictions starting tomorrow, February 11th
Insularità
L'incidente prima della Sartiglia (frame da video)
L'incidente prima della Sartiglia (frame da video)

Horse dies before the Sartiglia. LAV: "Animals are exploited and stressed. Enough with these events."

The animal rights group points the finger at "screams, noise, firecrackers, and confusion."