Comunity
“Switzerland is my new home, and I would never go back”
Why do the people of Varese like the Canton Ticino so much, and what don’t they like about Italy? A number of readers try to explain, by talking about their experiences.
TV
Digital Terrestrial Television: far from perfect. Some channels are not for everybody.
After almost a year and half from the activation of the signal, there still exist widespread inconveniences from Cuveglio to Tradate. An expert says: “The truth is that the television networks are still experimenting”.
Viggiù
“Without the money from Switzerland, I can’t even pay the employees.”
The mayor makes a plea to the government to settle the question of rebates. "Monti is from Varese, he should come and meet the mayors and the border-workers."
Letter to the Editor
“Hello darling, I’m sitting down!” How we speak on the telephone
The thoughts of a reader, who analyses how the way in which we express ourselves has changed, all because of the mobile phone.
Economics
Electrocardiogram with a T-shirt. Companies in Varese, the kings of innovation
From porcelain updated for human prostheses, to silver in tracksuits. The new edition of “Lombardia Nord-Ovest”, published by the Chamber of Commerce, is dedicated to the ability to innovate.
Legnano-Lonate
Property of “‘Ndrangheta accountant seized”
The man had been charged with moving the capital of the crime organisation. On the other hand, property worth several millions of euros has been definitively seized from the local ‘Ndrangheta group in Varese Province.
Arsago Seprio
That “motorway” among the woods to transport the gas
The cutting of hundreds of trees in the middle of the Ticino Park has outraged many people. Here is the project of the Snam methane pipeline and the information on the replanting over the 5.9 km of its planned route
Saronno
Eight friends conquer Europe with a board game
For 10 years, a group of 50-year-old friends have got together to have fun; the outcome is the board game Aquileia, which has won the Archimede Award. According to the German company that distributes it in almost all the continent, "It brings people together, more than playing on cellphones does."
Varese
“Stations combined in 2018″
The new project: an incredible pedestrian square suspended 7m above the ground, in Piazza Kennedy, a raised tunnel that goes from the station to the hospital, plus connecting footbridges and tree-lined paths.
Environment
Ranco, the town that recycles the most in the province
Legambiente has compiled the chart: in the Lombard Region’s top ten, no part of the Varese area. Out of the towns with more then ten thousand inhabitants, Tradate, Saronno and Cassano Magnago have excellent results.
Jobs
Whirlpool, the agreement is: 495 layoffs
Negotiations between unions and leaders of the multinational has suddenly accelerated. Reduction in redundancies (initially were 600). Expected: early retirement, enhanced and voluntary mobility. After Siena and Naples, solidarity contracts will be also applied in Cassinetta.
Pedemontana
Inspection of construction sites. Cattaneo: everything is OK.
No delays in the work to build the Pedemontana motorway. According to the regional councillor for infrastructure, “We’ll be ready for the Expo.”
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