Sardinia

the event

Gallura toasts Vermentino's success: the Chamber of Commerce's report.

Positive numbers for the twelfth edition of the event dedicated to wine
Il Municipio di Girasole
Il Municipio di Girasole
the case

Sunflower's poisonous post against the administration: police file complaint

"They are disgusting with jobs given to relatives and citizens' money given away," wrote a 36-year-old who has now been taken to court by the deputy mayor.
Capodanno Cagliari la festa in piazza Yenne
Capodanno Cagliari la festa in piazza Yenne
the event

Cagliari, €700,000 on the table for the New Year's Eve show: the hunt for a major national artist is on.

The New Year's Eve competition has been announced. Strict requirements for the main stage, performances spread throughout the neighborhoods, and a final DJ set has been removed from the competition.
Il tribunale di Tempio Pausania, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ANTONELLA BRIANDA
Il tribunale di Tempio Pausania, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ANTONELLA BRIANDA
Temple

Firefighter sentenced to three and a half years for biting off rival's nose

The episode occurred in 2023 in a bar, the victim suffered a permanent disfigurement
Solidarity

Cagliari, Pope Francis wrote to his daughter: "Now the Vatican's blessing is for her mother."

Giulia Zedda, who died in 2018, had given away all her toys to needy peers: from the other side of the Tiber, a letter to her mother Eleonora Galia
Alghero

He thought it was love, he ended up on trial: acquitted of sexual assault on a girl 44 years younger than him

A seventy-one-year-old man hoped to have a younger wife, but she claimed she had been raped and threatened: the judges did not believe her and cleared the elderly defendant.
Parte di sabbia e conchiglie rubate a Muravera
Parte di sabbia e conchiglie rubate a Muravera
ENVIRONMENT

Muravera: Barracelli fishermen bring 500 kilos of stolen sand and shells back to the beaches.

The company isn't yet operational, the captain: "We've made ourselves available, however." The increase in material taken from the coast is worrying.
"Open!" al Parco Nervi
"Open!" al Parco Nervi
the event

"Open! Open Studios 2026": Architecture on display at Cagliari's Nervi Park.

Two days of exhibitions, talks, interactive panels, virtual tours, video mapping and lots of music
the accident

Nuoro, an elderly man falls on the street and hits his head: he is in critical condition.

The incident occurred in Via Manzoni, the man was taken to San Francesco in red code
La casa cantoniera di Sa Scafa
La casa cantoniera di Sa Scafa
the eviction

Cagliari, they have occupied the Sa Scafa roadhouse for 36 years: two 70-year-olds now risk forced eviction.

The retired couple's appeal against the ANAS decision was rejected. Their advanced age and renovations weren't enough: the two long-time occupants were forced out.
I cori nella Basilica di Porto Torres
I cori nella Basilica di Porto Torres
music

For Andrea Parodi, a direct line between Porto Torres and Cagliari

The Festival of Beauties remembers the singer who passed away 20 years ago
Una delle due vetture in frantumi, coinvolte nell'incidente avvenuto sulla statale SP6 a Piossasco, alle porte di Torino, dove uno scontro frontale ha causato cinque morti, Torino, 5 ottobre 2013. ANSA/ ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
Una delle due vetture in frantumi, coinvolte nell'incidente avvenuto sulla statale SP6 a Piossasco, alle porte di Torino, dove uno scontro frontale ha causato cinque morti, Torino, 5 ottobre 2013. ANSA/ ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
the report

Accident alert: in Sardinia, the mortality rate is more than double the Italian average.

Istat: Nuoro and Southern Sardinia are the provinces with the worst data, while Oristano has seen a worrying increase in casualties.
Cagliari, Parco Anelli Sant'Elia - S. Anedda Endrich
Cagliari, Parco Anelli Sant'Elia - S. Anedda Endrich
common

Cagliari, a green turnaround for Sant'Elia: projects for the Anelli and Jovanotti parks have been approved.

The city council approved plans for the neighborhood's two large green spaces: improvements to security, fencing, parking, and a performance arena. New services are coming to Poetto.
the tragedy at work

Truck driver crushed by pipes at Porto Canale, the hypothesis: the straps holding the load broke

Carabinieri and Spresal are investigating, and the Cagliari Prosecutor's Office is opening a case of manslaughter. The victim is Carlo Spiga, 61, from Monastir. Bagalà (AdSP): "Deepest condolences."
the story

Drug dealer and family abuser: young man arrested in Domusnovas

A 28-year-old man was stopped by the Carabinieri after yet another argument. Then they discovered cocaine and hashish in the house.
Carabinieri
Carabinieri
Safety

Two Algerians reported for shop and van thefts on the same evening in Monastir.

The Carabinieri intervened following reports from a shopkeeper and a citizen: two North Africans, aged 33 and 22, were charged.
security alarm

Cabras, a migrant attempts to rape a minor. The mayor: "Close the center."

Andrea Abis: "Theft and drug use are commonplace, urgent action is needed."
L'ambulatorio per le gravidanze multiple
L'ambulatorio per le gravidanze multiple
healthcare

Twin pregnancies on the rise: a special clinic for new mothers opens in Cagliari.

The Casula Polyclinic has activated a dedicated path to monitor risks and follow multiple pregnancies step by step, which are becoming increasingly frequent.
Tribunale di Sassari (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Tribunale di Sassari (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
the sentence

Ittiri Supermarket Robbery: Defendant Acquitted

The man was arrested for an attempted robbery in 2019
Insularità

Narbolia, controversy over the town's cleanup after the Santa Reparata festival.

The debate was triggered by an (anonymous) post