Il Biellese
Il Biellese is the historic newspaper of the Biella area. The first issue was printed on 17 June 1882 in Piedicavallo, a small town in the Biella mountains, as an independent periodical directed by don Giovanni Perino; throughout the twentieth century the paper was long led by priests, including don Giuseppe Rivetti from 1906 to 1926 and don Oscar Lacchio until 1992 [1]. Since 1 July 2023 the director has been Fabio Marzaglia [1].
The paper is sold at newsstands twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and describes itself as an independent popular periodical of Catholic inspiration; it belongs to the Italian Federation of Catholic Weeklies as the publication of the diocese of Biella [2]. The publisher is Editrice Il Biellese srl, based in via don Minzoni in Biella; the paper is registered with the Court of Biella under no. 7 of 21 June 1948 [3]. Unioncamere includes the company in the register of Italy's historic businesses [1].
The website ilbiellese.it carries the news from the biweekly paper divided into news, current affairs, politics, health, economy, culture, Church, sport and schools, with sections dedicated to the municipalities, including Biella, Cossato, Candelo and Vigliano; it also offers the digital edition and subscriptions, classified ads, videos and obituaries [3]. In the Torino Top 100 ranking for September 2026, the site ranks among the top 10,000 most visited websites in Italy according to Google's Chrome UX Report.
