Chronicle of Turin

From Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October, the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi hosts the sixth edition of FLOReal, a plant festival organised by Orticola del Piemonte, with a market exhibition, bonsai, succulents and the Mexican-spirits festival Agave Spirits.

The National Automobile Museum of Turin opens the exhibition «Aldo Brovarone, Pininfarina's pencil», dedicated to the designer from Biella on the centenary of his birth.

The Guardia di Finanza of Turin and Ancona, coordinated by the European Public Prosecutor's Office, carries out 18 precautionary measures and seizes assets worth €25 million in an investigation into an alleged €100 million VAT carousel fraud in the plastics trade between Turin, the Marche region and Eastern Europe.

Giuseppe Silvio Martina, 92, born in San Biagio di Centallo and now a violin maker in Volpiano, is presented as Italy's oldest luthier, having made more than 150 instruments in his workshop.

Ahead of World Mental Health Day, the Piedmont Region presents in Turin the 2024 data of the Mental Health Departments: 33,224 people assisted, including 3,311 young people aged 18 to 24.

Lega representative in Rivoli Adduce announces that the party will not take part in the 10 October march for the Metro 1 line, arguing that the Government and Parliament are already working on the project through MP Elena Maccanti.

A group of robbers blow up the ATM of the Cassa di Risparmio di Fossano in Salmour, in the Cuneo area, overnight, but flee without managing to take any money.

The new political party Italia Domani, founded by Marco Rizzo, organizes itself in Piedmont, entrusting Renzo Rabellino with the regional coordination and Marco Lo Giudice with that of the province of Turin.

The Ombudsman of the Piedmont Region, Paola Baldovino, presents the 2025 annual report at Palazzo Lascaris: citizens' requests for intervention rise to 776, a 25% increase over the 587 of 2024.

The Lovers Film Festival announces its 42nd edition in Turin from 15 to 20 April 2027 at the Cinema Massimo, on the eve of EuroPride 2027, which will be hosted in the city for the first time, with a tribute to Emma Bonino.

Federalberghi Piemonte appoints Fabio Borio, president of Federalberghi Torino, as its new regional president for the next five years, succeeding Alessandro Comoletti.

The Terminal Torino Fossata project is presented in Turin: a new bus station for medium- and long-distance connections, with a hotel and a solar-covered car park, on the site of the former Kerry plant, for an investment of over 26 million euros with opening planned in 2027.

A 65-year-old man files a complaint with the Ivrea public prosecutor's office, claiming that two social workers' reports to the civil court contained false circumstances, influenced by his ex-partner, aimed at keeping him away from his 4-year-old daughter.

A car and a lorry collide head-on along via Debouché between Nichelino and Vinovo: a 28-year-old woman driving the car is airlifted in serious condition to Turin's CTO hospital.

The Futuro Nazionale movement organises a «safety walk» in Turin's Borgo Vittoria district, as part of the mobilisation against the planned mosque in the former Fonderia Nebiolo.

In Barge, in the province of Cuneo, craftsman Michele Beltramone has died at 91; in the 1980s he built by hand the «house that turns», a mushroom-shaped home able to rotate on itself to follow the sun.

The private assembly of Confindustria Canavese elects Augusto Geminiani, general manager of Sinterloy, as the association's new president for the 2026-2030 term, succeeding Paolo Conta.

A car runs off the road on its own on the A6 Turin-Savona motorway, between the Marene and Carmagnola toll booths: the injured driver is taken to hospital by air ambulance.

A 28-year-old woman from Moncalieri is critically injured in a head-on collision between her car and a lorry's trailer at the roundabout between via Debouché and via Stupinigi, on the border of Nichelino, Candiolo and Vinovo; she is airlifted to the Cto hospital in Turin.

In corso Novara in Turin, carabinieri catch and arrest a man in the act after he broke into the car of former city councillor Raffaele Petrarulo to steal valuables.

In Beaulard, a hamlet of Oulx, in the upper Val di Susa, a train on the Turin–Bardonecchia line hits and kills a shepherd who was trying to retrieve sheep from his flock that had strayed onto the tracks; several animals also die, and rail traffic remains suspended between Oulx and Bardonecchia.

At Turin's OGR, John Elkann opens the first day of the Wave by Vento conference, calling artificial intelligence a technology capable of changing the course of human history and urging Italian talent not to fear the change.

From 15 to 25 October, Turin's Graphic Days festival returns for its eleventh edition, held for the first time at the Cantieri del Gruppo Building in Barriera di Milano, themed «Disordine» (Disorder).

The Metropolitan City of Turin is organising two free guided walks, on 17 October and 15 November, along the Cammino Don Bosco, between the Basilica of Superga and Castelnuovo Don Bosco.

From 8 to 11 October, Prarostino celebrates its traditional Festa dell'Uva (Grape Festival), patronised by the Metropolitan City of Turin, with wine and food tastings, music, a market and a parade of allegorical floats.

The Piedmont Region allocates a further 13.35 million euros for parks, woodlands and ecological corridors, bringing the total funding for the two green-infrastructure calls to 25.25 million euros, with projects also in the Turin metropolitan area.

Carabinieri in Turin arrested a 45-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man, the wife and the new partner of the victim, on charges of premeditated murder of Mikel Rroku, a 55-year-old Albanian citizen whose body was found on 6 July in an apartment on via Verolengo, in the Lucento district.

The Guardia di Finanza in Pinerolo stops a couple in their twenties near the railway station found in possession of over 200 grams of hashish and some marijuana; both are reported to the Turin public prosecutor's office for drug possession for the purpose of dealing.

Turin's Digos police issue 22 precautionary measures and stadium bans against Torino and Juventus fans over clashes that broke out before the 24 May 2026 derby.

Jannik Sinner announces he will not play the 2026 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, stopping for a round of knee treatment that ends his season early.

The Politecnico di Torino presents Torino Design City, a new biennial event on design running across the city from 8 to 31 October, with exhibitions and tours through historic architecture and industrial archaeology.

OGR Torino announces Mind Your Brain!, an interactive exhibition by the Finnish science centre Heureka on how the brain works, running from 31 October to 29 November.

In Turin the Fondazione Istituto delle Rosine launches a free programme of individual psycho-educational pathways for neurodivergent children and teenagers aged 3 to 14.

American actress Jessica Lange brings an exhibition of her photography to Turin.

Turin's city council approves the executive plan to restore the monument to Vincenzo Gioberti in Piazza Carignano, a project worth more than 167,000 euros funded by private sponsor ONE S.r.l.

The Turin stop of BNL BNP Paribas's 'Shaping Tomorrow' roadshow at Nuvola Lavazza brings together the bank's and Lavazza's leadership to discuss growth and innovation in north-west Italy.

Turin's city council establishes a participatory governance table with the Third Sector and UNHCR for the 'Spazio Comune' centre, dedicated to inclusion pathways for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

The City of Turin presents at Palazzo Civico the third edition of the Paulaner Oktoberfest Torino, sixteen days of free Bavarian-style festivities from 17 October to 1 November at Parco della Pellerina.

Piedmont's regional ombudsman for children and adolescents, Giovanni Ravalli, presents the 2025 annual report to the Regional Council: formal complaints rose to 106, up 29% on 2024, while case reviews remain stalled for lack of staff.

Piedmont regional vice-president Maurizio Marrone presents a proposal to amend regional law to block the cultural centre with mosque planned in the former Nebiolo foundry, in Turin's Aurora district, prompting accusations of Islamophobia from opposition parties in the Regional Council.

The Territorial Housing Agency of Central Piedmont renovates its offices on corso Dante in Turin, extending opening hours and introducing new desks dedicated to preventing rent arrears among public housing tenants.

A fatal accident halts train traffic on the Turin-Genoa railway between Asti and Felizzano: a person is hit on the tracks, over a hundred passengers are helped off the trains, and services run heavily delayed for the rest of the afternoon.

Turin announces the 15th edition of The Others Art Fair, running from 29 October to 1 November at the Parcheggio Lancia with 53 exhibitors including galleries, independent spaces and Italian and international publishing projects.

The Fondazione Crc and Intesa Sanpaolo announce the exhibition "Il Secolo del Barocco. Bernini, Gentileschi, Rubens" in Cuneo, open free of charge from 20 November 2026 to 29 March 2027 at the Complesso Monumentale di San Francesco.

Piedmont's regional animal rights ombudsman, Paolo Guiso, presents his 2025 report to the Regional Council: 25 complaints received, down from 39 in 2022, mostly linked to owners' social and economic hardship.

Piedmont regional president Alberto Cirio visits Pnrr construction sites in Elva, in the Maira Valley, accompanied by mayor Claudio Arneodo and regional council vice-president Franco Graglia.

Along the SP1 provincial road in the Lanzo Valleys, at Pessinetto, crews continue installing the roof beams of the rockfall-protection gallery under a signal-controlled single-lane system; in Reano, the SP185 remains closed until 21 October for electrical grid works.

Turin's metropolitan city government announces that extraordinary maintenance works on the Pellice river bridge on the SP157 between Bricherasio and Bibiana will last around 90 days in total, and from 7 October it is adjusting the traffic-light timing on the alternating one-way system to reduce queues on the SP161.

The SKF logistics hub in Airasca, built in 1975 and one of the group's main European warehouses, marks 50 years of activity with an event for the site's 129 employees.

The mayors of Collegno, Grugliasco and Rivoli, together with trade unions and trade associations, announce at a press conference a demonstration on 10 October in support of completing Metro Line 1, whose construction site has been stalled for months after the contractor went bankrupt.

In Collegno, Leone 1857 opens «La Fabbrica della Felicità» («The Happiness Factory»), its new plant: a 7,000-square-metre complex designed by studio Piuarch with a museum trail curated by Luca Molinari Studio, for an investment of about 20 million euros.

In Turin's San Salvario district, a group of students from the Osa collective occupies the Regina Margherita lyceum and the Giulio institute to protest against the government's school bill and against the war.

The Torino Film Festival announces that Francesca Archibugi will chair the jury of the Feature Films section at its forthcoming edition, running from 24 November to 2 December.

The student group Osa Torino occupies two Turin high schools, the Carlo Ignazio Giulio and the Regina Margherita, to protest against war and racism and in defence of the right to education.

During a special carabinieri check in corso Giulio Cesare in Turin, a man swallows drugs to avoid the check and is hospitalised in serious condition at the Giovanni Bosco hospital; the operation ends with two arrests and four people reported.

Coldiretti Torino joins the new renewable energy community set up in Canavese, having a clause added to its internal rules rejecting photovoltaic plants that consume farmland.

On 10 and 11 October, the 22nd Autumn Festival returns to Chivasso's historic centre, with markets of local produce, crafts and natural wellness goods across via Torino, piazza della Repubblica and piazza Carletti.

Piedmont's Regional Council awarded Eva Raffaella Desana, a professor of commercial law at the University of Turin, the 2026 Marcellina Gilli Prize for her work on gender equality.

In Turin, police arrest a 24-year-old found in possession of over four kilograms of drugs, three pistols - two of them reported stolen - and 19,500 euros in cash, between his home in Mirafiori Sud and a garage in via Oberdan.

On 10 and 11 October, Condove hosts the 36th Fiera della Toma, dedicated to the municipally trademarked "Toma di Condove" cheese and part of the GustoValsusa festival calendar.

Financial police alpine rescuers recovered human remains and clothing in a remote area of Traversella, in the upper Valchiusella valley, that may belong to Swiss mountaineer Jürg Müller, who went missing there on 23 June 2026.

On Tuesday 6 October, for European Caregiver Day, the Piedmont and Aosta Valley Oncology Network and 23 hospitals and health authorities are running a week of initiatives for caregivers of cancer patients, including an information point at Turin's Molinette hospital.

The Piedmont Region appoints Andrea Ganelli as the new president of the Fondazione Circolo dei lettori di Torino, replacing Giulio Biino.

In Turin, at the annual meeting between Aiscat and the Polizia Stradale, figures show a 59% drop in motorway fatalities and a 46% drop in accidents across Italy's toll motorway network over the past twenty years.

In Mondovì, in the province of Cuneo, a 65-year-old woman dies in hospital after being hit by a minibus while crossing via Torino.

From 6pm on Tuesday 6 October, the Emergency Department of Moncalieri's Santa Croce hospital is temporarily moved to the ground floor to allow renovation and expansion works.

The Piedmont Region allocates over 2 million euros against gender-based violence, with measures for employment, housing and support for children who witnessed domestic violence.

The Teatro Regio in Turin announces that its 2026/2027 Opera and Ballet season, titled «Fatale», opens on 15 October with the Festival Verismo: Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci, followed by La bohème and Iris, for 22 performances until 22 November conducted by Andrea Battistoni.

After a new inspection of the CPR migrant detention centre on corso Brunelleschi in Turin, regional councillors Alice Ravinale and Valentina Cera of the Green and Left Alliance report that, among the 47 people detained, 33 are using tranquillisers and 6 have had epileptic seizures.

The Turin prosecutor's office opens an investigation for manslaughter into the death of Raffaele Miele, 36, who died on 1 October at the Molinette hospital after a heart transplant, and orders an autopsy as a non-repeatable technical assessment at the family's request.

Turin's local police test for one day, in piazza Palazzo di Città and via Nizza, a roller-based system to measure the power and speed of electric scooters and check for engine tampering.

The Education Ministry orders an inspection at the Edoardo Amaldi high school in Novi Ligure after a notice reportedly appeared on the school's electronic register inviting students to the «Shroud of Gaza» march planned for 10 October.

In Venaus, in Val Cenischia, the Metropolitan City of Turin opens a new roundabout on provincial road 210, built with an investment of 250,000 euros to make access to the historic centre safer.

In Ivrea, the Nursind union launches a campaign with travelling "sail trucks" to protest that renovation work on the local hospital's dialysis unit has never begun and that patients have been forced to travel to Castellamonte since March 2026.

Turin's public prosecutor orders a non-repeatable technical examination into the death of Raffaele Miele, 36, who died at the Molinette hospital after a heart transplant, following a complaint by his family seeking to verify possible responsibility in his care.

In Novara, a 43-year-old man is arrested aboard a train bound for Naples after robbing and assaulting an elderly couple with the fake-carabiniere scam, carrying gold, cash and a handgun.

In Turin's Barriera di Milano district, a 27-year-old man is arrested by police for attempted extortion and reported for receiving stolen goods, after demanding 100 euros from a young woman to return her father's phone, stolen the day before.

In Turin's Barriera di Milano district, a 37-year-old man attacks and attempts to kill his 31-year-old partner, who takes refuge with their one-year-old daughter at neighbours'; the man then jumps from the tenth floor of a building at the corner of via Cigna and via Cervino and dies.

In Cervasca, from 9 to 11 October, the «Castagnata» brings together the 42nd Sagra del «Pisacan» and the 25th Sagra della Castagna Servaschina, with a market fair, a themed dinner and a free shuttle to the Santuario degli Alpini.

In Villanova Mondovì, a 59-year-old motorcyclist is hospitalised in critical condition after a collision with a car on via Torino, in front of the Ins supermarket.

In Turin, police arrest a 27-year-old man for attempted extortion using the «cavallo di ritorno» method: he demanded €100 from a young woman to return a smartphone stolen from her father, but was caught during the handover in the Barriera di Milano area.

The launch of World Winery Map, a new geospatial database of global wine terroir, counts 4,268 wineries and 182,897 vineyards in Piedmont, noting growing-season average temperatures 1.6°C higher than Spain's Rioja region.

A building permit is issued for the redevelopment of the former Fonderia Nebiolo on via Bologna in Turin: the Italian Islamic Confederation will build a mosque there, together with university student housing, a library and cultural spaces, with 80% of the spaces devoted to functions other than worship.

On via Cervino, in Barriera di Milano, a 37-year-old man tried to strangle his 31-year-old partner and throw her off the balcony; she fled with their one-year-old daughter to neighbours, and he jumped from the tenth floor, dying in the fall.

On the opening day of the Serie A1 women's volleyball championship, Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 win 3-2 away at Scandicci, Cuneo are swept 3-0 by Conegliano, and Novara win 3-2 at Busto Arsizio.

On the second day of the Serie A2 basketball championship, Reale Mutua Torino earn their first win of the season, beating Lumos Pistoia 84-77 away, led by Terry Allen's 25 points.

In corso Novara, Turin, a pregnant woman fought off a thief who snatched her necklace and held onto the 18-year-old attacker until police arrested her.

In Susa, a girl fell from the bridge between Via Mazzini and Piazza IV Novembre into the Dora Riparia river; rescuers pulled her out and she was airlifted to the CTO hospital in Turin, while carabinieri investigate the cause.

On the former state road 565 Pedemontana, between Castellamonte and Salassa, two cars collided at the entrance to the bridge over the Orco stream: the Dacia Sandero involved overturned into the opposite lane, and the woman driving it was taken to the hospital in Ivrea, not in serious condition.

In Valenza, in the province of Alessandria, a 73-year-old entrepreneur dies after falling from the roof of a warehouse while cleaning the gutters; the body is found in the evening after his wife raised the alarm.

On Sunday 4 October, for Grandparents' Day, the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi presented the tour «Margherita e i suoi nipoti», the second event in the series «La Regina Margherita e i suoi affetti» about the Queen Mother's family life between Stupinigi and Racconigi.

The autopsy ordered by the Busto Arsizio prosecutor's office establishes that the five Italian divers who died on 14 May in the Maldives, among them researcher Muriel Oddenino, originally from Poirino near Turin, died of anoxia after running out of oxygen in their tanks at about 60 metres' depth.

In Turin, the fifteenth edition of Bike Pride takes place, drawing about three thousand cyclists in a 15-kilometre procession through the city's northern districts, this year also dedicated to cyclists' road safety.

In an apartment on the top floor of a building on via Massari, in Turin, the decomposed body of a man of about fifty was found; he had died several days earlier of natural causes and was discovered after residents reported a foul smell.

On 4 October, in Via Catania in Turin, the second edition of the Metzger Fest closes with a day dedicated to craft beer and the concert «The Love You Take», dedicated to the Beatles.

On 4 October, the third edition of the Supersonix festival closes at the Teatro Juvarra in Turin, combining live music and science communication with guests including Beatrice Mautino, Carlo Boccadoro and Paolo Attivissimo.

On 4 October, in Piazza San Carlo in Turin, Adam Sandler greets the crowd at the end of the Turin shoot of «Un weekend da bamboccioni 3», stopping among the public for photos and autographs before leaving the city.

On the night between Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October, rubbish and glass bottles are left in piazza Carlo Emanuele II in Turin, at the foot of the Cavour statue; mayor Stefano Lo Russo calls the scene "intolerable" and asks for a permanent police presence.

In a municipality of the upper Canavese, Carabinieri from the Pont and Ronco Canavese stations arrest a 54-year-old Italian man for mistreating his ex-partner, whom he assaulted at dawn on Sunday, 4 October, after previously threatening and assaulting her.

Belgian physicist Francis Halzen receives a phone call in Turin, where he is staying for a meeting of INFN's international evaluation committee, informing him that he has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for the decisive contribution of the IceCube neutrino observatory.

At the Murazzi del Po in Turin, Sponda Fest returns on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October, with music, talks and a free-entry market.

Turin's prefect Donato Cafagna extends the city's reinforced-surveillance zones from six to eight, adding Borgo Rossini and Borgo Vittoria: in the measure's first six months, over 25,000 people were checked and 757 removal orders issued.

Overnight, a group of young people set off flares and smoke bombs in the street amid parked cars and crowded outdoor tables in Borgo Rossini, a well-known Turin nightlife area, reigniting the debate over safety in a district just added to the reinforced-surveillance zones.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport allocates almost 144 million euros in PNRR funds for five water infrastructure projects in Piedmont, including the rebuilding of the reservoir on the Sessera stream in the Vercelli area.

The Polizia di Stato arrests two people for drug dealing in the Sempione and Mennea parks in Turin, seizing nearly 4,000 euros in cash and dozens of doses of crack and cocaine.

The Polizia di Stato, the Vigili del Fuoco and the Polizia Municipale shut down an unauthorised techno party with about 1,800 people in Turin, held despite a formal warning from the Questore and a negative opinion from the Vigilance Commission, and report the club's owner and the event's organiser.

Forestry carabinieri confiscate two servals, wild cats whose private ownership is banned by law, from a home in Adro, in the Brescia area, and transfer them to an authorised zoological facility in the Novara area.

At Azienda Zero, the Piedmont regional health agency, manager Maria Micaela Abbinante — wife of Asti health authority director Giovanni Gorgoni — arrives on secondment from Puglia, appointed without a competitive exam at an estimated cost to the agency of 140,652 euros through September 2027.

The Questore of Turin orders the ten-day closure of a bar on via Don Caustico in Grugliasco, where checks also led to the detention of a wanted man found in possession of hashish: it is the bar's third licence suspension in under ten months.

Piedmont's ombudsman for children and adolescents, Giovanni Ravalli, speaks as a guest of the Rotary Club Cuorgnè e Canavese at a meeting on children's rights.

Piedmontese cyclist Elisa Longo Borghini, from Ornavasso, finishes fourth at the European Road Cycling Championship in Ljubljana, won for the second consecutive year by the Dutch rider Demi Vollering.

Moncalieri's municipal government allocates 200,000 euros to build 25 new raised pedestrian crossings, prioritizing streets near schools.

An act of vandalism damages the main building of the Arturo Prever hotel-management school in Pinerolo, emptying fire extinguishers in classrooms and corridors and forcing the school to close.

At the Castello di Mazzè, the national conference «Diversità, Dialogo, Democrazia» is held, organised by Piedmont's Regional Committee for Human and Civil Rights together with the Fondazione Crt as part of the regional Day for Peace.

With the patronage of the Metropolitan City of Turin, the fifth edition of «Carte in Dimora» is held, the national day organised by the Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane that opens private archives and libraries kept in historic residences to the public free of charge.

At the No Tav march from Sant'Ambrogio to Avigliana against the new Avigliana-Orbassano rail link, former Turin mayor Chiara Appendino calls the Turin-Lyon line «a bottomless pit», reaffirming the Five Star Movement's opposition to the project.

«Healing Heritage», a project by the Politecnico di Torino on urban heritage and mental health, is included in the ADI Design Index 2026 in the Social Design category.

On 3 October, Turin takes part in the sixth Giornata Nazionale dei Locali Storici d'Italia (National Day of Italy's Historic Venues), with themed visits and tastings at historic establishments such as Pfatisch, Baratti & Milano, Stratta, the Caffè Mulassano, the Ristorante Del Cambio and the Caffè Al Bicerin.

At the Teatro Giacosa in Ivrea, the Topoband performs a charity rock and blues concert organised by the Fondazione dello Storico Carnevale di Ivrea in support of the Ivrea committee of the Italian Red Cross's P.M.A. field-medical tent.

In Torre Pellice, the Francesco Franco and Lea Gyarmati engraving archive opens free public demonstrations of printing-press printing and etching.

In Roure, in Val Chisone, a guided multilingual excursion, "Antiche borgate e vecchie strade", takes place as part of the "Péira – Pierres – Pietre" programme, with a loop route towards Roca Morel and the Garnier valley.

Replacement Arenaways buses go into service on the Savigliano-Saluzzo-Cuneo line from 3 to 11 October for track maintenance and network upgrade work by RFI.

In Nizza Monferrato, two men were arrested after a fight that ended in stabbing and gunfire, then fled in a Nissan Micra; both were taken to the Alessandria prison.

In the investigation into the Almese sect, testimony emerges from girls who joined as children with their mothers and were removed from the group after years of alleged abuse.

Central Turin loses another historic café, as Caffè Fiorio closes and several other shops in the city's drawing room change their signage.

In Rivera di Almese, the exhibition "Esordi, ricerca e sperimentazioni" by artist Donatella Gagliardi opens at the Ricetto di San Mauro, as part of the "Arte, Artigianato, Musica e… Siole Pien-e" festival.

Piedmont's Regional Council discusses overcrowding on Gtt's intercity bus line 3429 between San Benigno Canavese and Chivasso, after a question from PD councillor Alberto Avetta and a reply from PD group leader Gianna Pentenero to the response of Transport Councillor Marco Gabusi.

Turin's flying squad carries out five precautionary measures against a group accused of robbing and defrauding elderly victims by posing as gas technicians, and seizes around one million euros in assets.

The Piedmont Region opens a 306,810-euro call for the protection of prized white truffle-producing trees, as the truffle season begins with 22 truffle fairs scheduled from October to December across the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Cuneo and Turin.

Carabinieri from the Alessandria operational unit dismantle the so-called "truck gang", which stole semi-trailers and containers between Piedmont and Lombardy for resale in Campania: eight people are under investigation for theft, handling stolen goods and money laundering, two of whom were jailed and one placed under house arrest.

Invitalia's board of directors approves 'Vulcan Project', allocating 1.3 billion euros in public funds for the 3.2-billion-euro plan under which Silicon Box will build its first European microchip plant in Novara.

The Unione Montana Valle Susa calls a popular march for Saturday 3 October, "Fermiamo insieme l'Avigliana-Orbassano", against the Avigliana-Orbassano railway line project, from Piazza XXV Aprile in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino to Piazza del Popolo in Avigliana.

Satirical Extinction Rebellion posters against the government appear under the porticoes of Via Po in Turin, depicting Giorgia Meloni, Donald Trump and Roberto Vannacci caricatured alongside a space rocket, part of a campaign that also appeared in other Italian cities after a defamation complaint against an activist of the movement.

The Collettivo Autorganizzato Universitario pitches tents again in front of Palazzo Nuovo against high rents, as part of the national «Sfrattiamo i super ricchi» mobilisation.

In Moncalieri, the National Tripe Fair opens, from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October, the fourth edition of Gusto Festival at the PalaExpo, the former historic Cattle Market active until 1993.

John Elkann, chairman of Stellantis, makes his LinkedIn debut with a first post dedicated to Turin and innovation, inviting people to follow Wave by Vento, the tech conference scheduled at the Ogr from 7 to 9 October.

In the Turin area, five people are hit with precautionary measures, three of them placed in custody, over twelve episodes of theft and fraud in elderly people's homes carried out by posing as gas or heating technicians.

The Sistema Musica association presents its 2026-2027 projects, including the «Mondi, Culture, Musiche» series marking the 30th anniversary of the City of Turin's Intercultural Centre, running from 13 October to 23 December, and the new edition of the Armonia Card.

In Turin, resurfacing works on via Genova begin on Monday 5 October as part of the «Torino Cambia - Spazi che Uniscono» programme, funded with 32 million euros by Fondazione CRT, which will add around 130 new parking spaces.

In Chivasso, a gang of at least three people disables the cameras and smashes the window of the «De Simone» jewellery shop on via Torino with a sledgehammer, fleeing with the loot before the carabinieri arrive.

In Turin, the «Torino Green» market debuts on Saturday 3 October in via Carcano, dedicated to reuse and the occasional sale of second-hand goods between private individuals every Saturday and Sunday, set up on a proposal by councillors Paolo Chiavarino and Chiara Foglietta.

At Turin's Parco del Valentino, Accademia 72's Cosplayer Run returns on Sunday 4 October for its eighth edition, a non-competitive walk-run of about 5 km combining accessible sport, cosplay and charity.

Michele Miravalle, a professor of Philosophy and Sociology of Law at the University of Turin, is presented as the mayoral candidate of a centre-left coalition for Asti's 2027 municipal elections.

The exhibition "Romano Gazzera. Nel regno dei fiori giganti" at Palazzo Lascaris surpasses 1,500 visitors and is extended until 30 November, with a special opening on Saturday 10 October.

In Volpiano, thieves break into the volunteer fire brigade's station on via Torino overnight, making off with emergency equipment worth an estimated tens of thousands of euros in damage.

Banca Territori del Monviso presents its cooperative model and a project on gender equality and inclusion to final-year Marketing students at Turin's Faculty of Economics, as part of the tenth edition of the "CDVM's Got Talent" business case, challenging them to turn it into a communication strategy.

In Serralunga d'Alba, in the Cuneo area, the tractor driven by 68-year-old winegrower Franco Anselma overturns on a slope as he is heading back up to his winery with a trailer loaded with freshly picked grapes: Anselma dies at the scene despite the intervention of firefighters and a rescue helicopter.

At Villa Claretta, the design for the Museo del Grande Torino at the Filadelfia was presented, drawn up by architect Marco Bo, with an estimated cost of over seven million euros.

In Turin, the «Geografie» project by Tékhné APS and Quinta Tinta APS, born within the Earthink Festival programme and devoted to bodies, boundaries and gender equality, continues with a new chapter running from 8 October to 10 December.

In Orbassano and Nichelino, roadworks on the Gtt network change several bus routes from 5 October, with diversions and temporary terminals until January 2027.

Carabinieri from Turin's provincial command, in an operation codenamed 'Asmodeo' coordinated by the public prosecutor's office, execute a pre-trial detention order against a 59-year-old man accused of enslavement, aggravated sexual violence and mistreatment of vulnerable people he housed in a residential community in the lower Susa Valley, approached through yoga, meditation and self-defence classes.

GTT service counters in Turin's eight boroughs move from fortnightly to weekly opening hours starting 1 October.

Carabinieri from Turin's investigative unit arrest a 59-year-old man at dawn in the lower Susa Valley, at the end of the «Asmodeo» investigation, on charges of reducing people to slavery, domestic mistreatment, aggravated sexual violence and aggravated fraud against the State, linked to yoga, meditation and self-defence courses allegedly used to approach vulnerable people.

The Turin police chief issues three Daspo stadium banning orders over clashes between rival supporters on 18 April, at the end of an Under-15 provincial league match between Asr Elledi and Asdc Bisalta at the Giorgio Demichelis sports centre in Carmagnola.

The «A bit of [hi]story» festival of the Piedmont Computer Museum (MuPIn) opens in Turin, marking the museum's 15th anniversary with an edition devoted to the energy and environmental costs of digital technology.

The Politecnico di Torino, with professor Valentina Cauda, takes part in a Policy Forum published in the journal Science that proposes reforms to strengthen innovation in European research.

The Villa Cimena Luxury Events group has acquired Turin's historic Caffè Platti, opened in 1875, which will reopen on 23 October under the new company Platti - Il Salotto del Gusto after a brief closure.

An event at the Lingotto and a gala dinner at the Reggia di Venaria for the awarding of dynastic honours, with donations of up to 30,000 euros, causes a public rift within the House of Savoy between Aimone of Savoy and Emanuele Filiberto.

In Turin, the ninth edition of Life is Pink begins, the Fondazione Allegra Agnelli campaign for the prevention of and research into female cancers.

The Royal Weekend returns to Venaria Reale on 10–11 October, with the second edition of the 42.195 km Royal Marathon alongside a half marathon and a 30 km race, plus the Principino & Family run for children and families.

In Turin, the fifth edition of the Festival Digitale Popolare opens at the Gallerie d'Italia, dedicated to the theme "The new world", continuing the next day in the igloo on Piazza San Carlo.

A joint police operation sweeps through the Barriera di Milano district in Turin, identifying 67 people, reporting 9 to police and issuing 14 orders banning people from the Parco Sempione area.

TOHOUSING+, a temporary housing facility on corso Farini for people in situations of housing vulnerability, with particular attention to young people and the LGBTQIA+ community, is inaugurated in Turin.

Turin's Collegio Einaudi inaugurates the new Valentino Section wing, adding 42 beds.

In Grazzano Badoglio, carabinieri uncover a case of illegal labour exploitation in the vineyards of lower Monferrato, with Romanian farmhands paid two euros an hour and housed in a derelict building with fifteen beds and mattresses on the floor: three people reported.

Turin carabinieri, as part of operation "Asmodeo" into the Almese sect led by yoga teacher Bruno Antonio Malatesta, invite other possible abuse victims to come forward.

A signalling fault between None and Candiolo causes train cancellations and disruption for commuters on the SFM2 Pinerolo-Turin line.

The European project Envelope enters its operational phase with the first on-road tests in Turin of autonomous, connected driving over advanced 5G networks, with the City of Turin, Fondazione Links, Tim Enterprise, Hpe, Nextworks and Teoresi Group among the partners.

The Piedmont Region opens two calls worth a total of 2 million euros, for historic mountain roads (600,000 euros) and accessible tourism (1.4 million), open until 1 November.

Turin's Politecnico will coordinate SUSTAIN-ARCTIC for the next three years, a €5.6 million European project with 11 institutions from six countries to make research activities in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions climate-neutral.

The Turin Tribunal sentences, at first instance, a man to one year and six months in prison for sexual assault, after he groped a 13-year-old customer among the shelves of a city minimarket in January 2022, when he worked there as a cashier.

Paolo Chiavarino, Turin's city councillor for Commerce and founder of Civici al Centro, is appointed metropolitan coordinator of Centro Democratico for Turin by national secretary Margherita Rebuffoni.

The members' assembly of Ivrea Soccorso reconfirms Massimiliano De Stefano as president for the next three years, with a programme focused on engaging young people.

In Pinerolo, the historical re-enactment of the Iron Mask returns for its 22nd edition, with over 500 costumed participants bringing the old town back to the 17th century over the weekend of 3-4 October; on the same days, the photography exhibition «L'Arte della Fotografia - 200 anni» at the Centro di Interpretazione del Territorio Pinerolese stays open with special extra hours.

The Istituto Maria Immacolata in Pinerolo, founded by the Sisters of St Joseph, celebrates on Saturday 3 October ninety years since it opened to its first pupils, on the very same date in 1936.

Casàlia, a new home and lifestyle trade fair, launches at Turin's Oval Lingotto Fiere from 8 to 11 October, with over 150 brands and more than 50 free workshops.

Candiolo's Alpini group announces celebrations for its 90th anniversary, running from 7 to 11 October with a cultural evening, an exhibition, a concert and a closing parade held together with the ANA Second Zone festival.

The Renken ETS association marks twenty years of activity in Turin, born from ties between Dakar and Italy: its anniversary programme includes a Senegalese music concert, a cooking workshop and events on education, agroecology and culture.

Turin's city council debates four motions on the request for a pardon for jeweller Mario Roggero, who was convicted by the Court of Cassation for killing two robbers in 2021, splitting parties between those backing clemency and those defending the judiciary's ruling.

Piedmont's Regional Council approves a motion backing Confesercenti's grassroots bill to support neighbourhood shops, a text regional president Alberto Cirio had signed as a private citizen on 25 September.

The Metropolitan City of Turin announces the 13th Stupinigi Fair, dedicated to the flour supply chain: at the Palazzina di Caccia on 1, 3 and 4 October, with live threshing, old crafts and family activities.

Turin's preliminary investigations judge upholds pre-trial detention for Camilla D'Alessandra, the 24-year-old accused of hitting a 5-year-old child with her car in Turin.

The new season of the Teatro Stabile di Torino opens on 5 October at the Teatro Carignano with Carlo Goldoni's «Una delle ultime sere di Carnovale», directed by artistic director Valerio Binasco.

The Metropolitan City of Turin puts out to tender the new bridge over the Po on Provincial Road 92 between Castiglione and Settimo Torinese, a €19.5 million project, after already launching the tender for the new Preti bridge at Strambinello.

The Turin police headquarters inaugurates the new immigration office at the Santo Volto complex on via Val della Torre, which will bring together desks so far scattered around the city.

Turin's city council confirms the Christmas funfair in the Vitali area of Parco Dora from 15 November 2026 to 15 January 2027.

The Città metropolitana di Torino announces the return of the Salone della mobilità scolastica attiva (active school mobility fair), to be held on Monday 5 October in the Auditorium of its corso Inghilterra headquarters in Turin, dedicated to building a metropolitan network to make the areas around schools safer.

The Lavazza Museum in Turin inaugurates a new multipurpose space dedicated to educational, training and corporate events.

The exhibition "Luca Campigotto. Wandering Europe" opens at the Gallerie d'Italia in Piazza San Carlo, running until 7 February 2027.

Smat and the European Investment Bank sign the second tranche of financing for the Green programme, worth 50 million euros, aimed at strengthening the water service in the Turin metropolitan area.

Piedmont Region president Alberto Cirio, interviewed on stage in Alba at a La Stampa event, says he would not be shocked if Iveco switched to producing military vehicles, amid a crisis in the car industry.

In Novara, the body of an unidentified person is found near the Novara-Vercelli railway line, halting traffic on the Milan-Turin line and causing disruption for commuters.

Ahead of Pinerolo's 2027 municipal elections, Italia Viva also leaves the broad coalition and joins Azione, Ora! and Mre in backing Elvio Rostagno's candidacy for mayor.

In the investigation into the murder of Fabio Colapietro, the Turin prosecutor's office orders forensic analysis of the phones seized from the three suspects and the victim; the autopsy on the body is scheduled for Friday.

In Castellamonte, via Nigra is closed to traffic for one day, Wednesday 30 September, to allow the laying of new underground phone lines in the town centre.

The Azhar nightclub on corso Moncalieri in Turin announces its definitive closure after years in the city's nightlife scene, hosting DJ sets and international guests.

In Borgaretto, a hamlet of Beinasco, two Central Asian Shepherd dogs attack their owners at home: the man loses three fingers, the woman suffers minor injuries.

In Turin, at the ASL Città di Torino headquarters, Calogero Reina presents awards to the San Giovanni Bosco hospital medical staff who saved him after a cardiac arrest, including cardiologist Giacomo Giovanni Boccuzzi and electrophysiologist Alberto De Salvia.

The Piedmont Region takes part for the first time, with its own institutional delegation led by regional councillor Paolo Bongioanni, in the Ithic conference on hospitality investment, in Milan.

In Piedmont, the free immunisation campaign against respiratory syncytial virus for newborns resumes on 1 October.

Adam Sandler arrives in Turin with an international cast to film «Un weekend da bamboccioni 3», with scenes shot on via Roma, piazza San Carlo and other central locations.

The 16th edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto closes in Turin: four days spread across the city's squares and buildings, around a thousand events, over 600 exhibitors and 1,500 delegates from 120 countries.

In Turin, the extraordinary police checks launched on 21 September in the Borgo Aurora district record 426 people identified, one arrest, ten reports and administrative fines of over 28,000 euros in the first week.

The Piedmont Regional Council unanimously approves the new Regional Territorial Plan, which replaces the one in force since 2011 and aims to curb land consumption, dividing the territory into 33 Territorial Integration Areas.

At Porta Susa station in Turin, twelve of 71 mobility installations — eight escalators and four lifts — are out of service, about 17% of the total, due to extraordinary maintenance work under way for several days.

In 2025 the Banco Alimentare del Piemonte recovers 5,339 tonnes of food from waste, 55.3% of the 9,664 tonnes collected and redistributed, supporting more than 111,000 people in need.

More than 150 workers from Innovaway and Nbt go on strike beneath the Intesa Sanpaolo skyscraper in Turin, demanding job stabilisation and an end to job cuts linked to the bank's outsourced contracts.

Rita Murad, a Computer Engineering student at the Polytechnic University of Turin, wins the eighth edition of the Amazon Women in Innovation scholarship.

Turin's 19th Portici di Carta book festival returns on 10-11 October, with two kilometres of bookstalls along the porticoes between Piazza Castello and Porta Nuova, 71 bookshops, 56 publishers and over a hundred literary events.

In Pinerolo, the written reasons for the first-instance conviction of former parish priest Paolo Bianciotto were filed; he was found guilty of misappropriating large sums donated by parishioners for charity, including roughly €800,000 from the sale of a hotel.

The preliminary hearing opens at the Ivrea court for the Brandizzo rail disaster of 30 August 2023, in which five Sigifer workers died: 21 defendants and the companies Rfi, Sigifer and Clf face trial.

Turin unveils the 99th Italian Trotting Derby: for the first time in its history, the race will be held on Sunday 11 October at the Vinovo racecourse, alongside the Oaks, the UET Grand Prix and the UET Elite Circuit final.

At Ivrea prison, two attacks on prison officers occur within less than 24 hours, including one inmate using a fire extinguisher against staff; the Osapp union denounces a situation out of control.

The Mountain Rescue Team of Turin's Croce Verde (Anpas) marks its hundredth anniversary of mountain rescue service in Piedmont.

The City of Turin extends to 14 July 2027 the deadline to join the write-off scheme for municipal debts, including the Tari and Imu taxes and overdue fines.

In Piedmont, Nova Coop cuts pump prices at its Enercoop network, capping petrol at 1.99 euros a litre and diesel at 2.19 euros until 25 October 2026.

The Piedmont leg of the Obiettivo Tricolore 2026 Paralympic relay, the para-sport awareness initiative devised by Alex Zanardi in 2020, passes through Casale Monferrato before moving on to Vigevano.

Novara state police arrest a 25-year-old for attempted murder, identified as responsible for stabbing a man in the throat under the arcades of piazza Garibaldi on the evening of 10 September, before fleeing on an electric scooter.

In Nichelino, two men smash the window of a fruit and vegetable shop on via XXV Aprile with a manhole cover and steal the cash till, but are caught and arrested by the carabinieri shortly after.

In Baldissero d'Alba, the ballistic examination ordered by the Asti prosecutor's office from consultant Stefano Conti takes place, to reconstruct the death of Gjovalin Lazri, killed on the night of 19-20 September by a gunshot that, according to what has emerged so far, Roberto Mollo allegedly fired from the balcony of his farmhouse, which was undergoing renovation and had been targeted by burglars.

CAI Torino opens the doors of its historic headquarters at the Monte dei Cappuccini for a mountain-themed Open Day on Saturday 17 October.

Monteu da Po celebrates the Festa patronale della Madonna del Rosario, held from 2 to 4 October 2026 in Piazza Bava and organised by the local Pro Loco.

Seven doctors and nurses are attacked at the Ivrea hospital within 24 hours, and the Nursing Up union calls for urgent action by the Region at all healthcare facilities.

On the third floor of the Regina Margherita Children's Hospital in Turin, the new Multispecialty Pediatric Day Hospital is inaugurated: over 1,200 square metres with season-themed graphics by studio Miroglio & Lupica, funded by Adisco Piemonte (1.28 million euros), Intesa Sanpaolo (1.15 million) and the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation.

The Sacra di San Michele abbey becomes fully accessible thanks to a new lift cut into the rock of the Monastero Vecchio, built with a 400,000-euro investment backed by Fondazione Crt.

New road works begin in Turin as part of the "Torino Cambia – Spazi che Uniscono" plan, backed by Fondazione CRT with a total investment of 32 million euros for street maintenance.

Turin's police chief obtains a one-year extension of special surveillance against two leaders of the Ultras Granata supporters' group, over repeated violations of an earlier measure's restrictions.

Police remove a banner reading «The school is open to everyone» from the Istituto Comprensivo Pinerolo 3-4 school in Pinerolo; it is later returned after a complaint from the Flc Cgil union.

Piedmontese breed beef, through the Coalvi consortium, enters the Dubai market, with halal-certified supplies for restaurants and hotels in the Emirate.

The City of Turin begins mailing the Junior Gtt transit card, free until age 11, to over 5,000 children in the city.

The Crescere Insieme Foundation delivers diagnostic equipment bought with over €25,000 raised in Giaveno through the "Grandi sogni per piccoli eroi" initiative to the neonatal intensive care unit of Turin's Sant'Anna Hospital.

Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra MP Marco Grimaldi files a parliamentary question over the sale of chivalric honours by the House of Savoy during an event in Turin, as the Piedmont Region faces criticism over regional vice-president Maurizio Marrone's attendance.

In Pinerolo, voting runs until 5 October for the 2026 Participatory Budget, which allocates 100,000 euros to the most-voted project among three finalists.

The Piedmont Region approves over €2.18 million for anti-violence centres and shelters, which currently number 23 and 13 respectively on the regional register.

OGR Torino announces the redevelopment of its East and West Courtyards into a green "urban biosphere", designed by studio Lamatilde and backed by Fondazione CRT, with construction starting in November 2026.

The MITO SettembreMusica festival closes its 2026 edition with 30,080 concert attendances, up 13% on the previous year, with 25 sold-out events.

In Turin, the free GTT Junior transport card for children aged 3 to 11 is now delivered directly to their homes, without the need to visit an office.

The Gruppo SAE presented at the OGR in Turin the English-language digital portal La Stampa Usa, set to debut on 13 October in New York to tell Italy's story to the American public.

In Caselette, a man is bitten in the genitals by his own domestic pig, weighing around 200 kilograms, and is treated by emergency medical services.

In Falchera, KICK OFF is inaugurated, a new multipurpose playground and a renovated gym, built with PNRR funds in collaboration with Damamar ETS.

The Piedmont Region launches the 2026-2027 flu vaccination campaign, with the first doses from 8 October through paediatricians and from 13 October through GPs and participating pharmacies.

In the Sala Cortile of Palazzo Carignano, Turin and the Mongolian city of Kharkhorin sign a Letter of Intent ahead of renewing their cooperation agreement, signed by Mayor Stefano Lo Russo and Kharkhorin Governor Bat-Erdene Byamba as part of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto.

According to Confesercenti, between 2019 and 2025 Piedmont lost 1,915 bars (-15.83%), including 507 in the city of Turin, with an estimated loss of wealth of 575 million euros across the region.

The Metropolitan City of Turin opens the 2026 call for the Digital Civil Service, with 12 positions for the project «PA Digitale per Tutti – Facilitazione e inclusione»; applications close on 6 November.

Bike Pride returns to Turin for its 15th edition, with the theme "Connections, more rights fewer borders".

Turin's Palavela announces that its public ice-skating rink will reopen on 10 October, after more than 40,000 visitors the previous season.

In Turin, partners of the Common Ground 2 project resume talks to fight labour exploitation.

In Baldissero Torinese, local police catch in the act two men aged 20 and 36 suspected of a series of scams against three shopkeepers using the 50-euro banknote trick.

In Turin, a man robs the corso Palermo post office at knifepoint, taking 850 euros; he is caught by the carabinieri less than 24 hours later thanks to surveillance cameras.

The poster for a debate scheduled for 7 October at the Luigi Einaudi Campus of the University of Turin, organised by the Torino per Gaza network and the Palestinesi d'Italia association, draws criticism from former undersecretary Gianni Vernetti, who calls for the Questura, the City and the university rectorate to intervene.

Deputy Prosecutor General Lucia Musti states that in Turin and Piedmont, reassigning property confiscated from organized crime takes, at best, at least three or four years, with the process taking even longer in small municipalities despite the City of Turin's efforts.

Two assaults within a few hours at the Ivrea hospital, in the psychiatric ward and the emergency room, injure six healthcare workers and lead carabinieri to arrest a man.

An Italian man sentenced in 2021 by the Turin Court of Appeal for aiding and abetting prostitution, who had gone into hiding to evade the sentence, is traced to Latvia by consular authorities and arrested by police at Turin-Caselle airport as he arrives on a flight from Vilnius.

A 24-year-old woman is arrested for attempted murder and aggravated bodily harm after running over, the previous evening, her ex-partner's five-year-old son with her car in via Pinelli in Turin.

A 39-year-old man is arrested in Turin after stealing from two supermarkets on the same day, hiding some of the goods in his underwear, and assaulting the manager of one of the two stores.

A preliminary investigations judge orders pre-trial detention for the three people held over the killing of a 39-year-old man, whose dismembered body was found in an apartment in via Gulli, in Turin's Borgo Vittoria district.

The mayor of Lusernetta, Alex Maurino, dies overnight, having been elected for a third term in June 2024 with 97.95% of the vote.

In Angrogna, the Waldensian Church holds the theatrical and musical walk "Orme che parlano", from the Gheisa d'la Tana cave to the Tempio del Serre.

A restoration plan worth 7.6 million euros for the Basilica di Superga, funded by the Ministry of Culture and the Consulta per la Valorizzazione dei Beni Artistici e Culturali di Torino, enters a more definite phase, with works to be completed by 2030.

Regional transport councillor Marco Gabusi responds to a query from regional councillor Alice Ravinale about public school transport links between Alto Canavese and Ivrea, defending the timing and costs of the current service.

In Vinovo two majority councillors move to the opposition and two councillors of the executive resign after the extraordinary council meeting of 22 September, while mayor Maria Grazia Midollini confirms she intends to serve out her term.

The States General of International Cooperation of Territorial Authorities open at Palazzo Carignano, promoted by the City of Turin with the participation of mayors and local administrators from four continents.

More than 500 people take part in the tenth edition of the "Fitwalking for AIL Torino" walk at Parco della Pellerina, raising funds for research into blood cancers.

The Rivarolo Canavese committee of the Italian Red Cross inaugurates a new ambulance and an equipped Doblò transport vehicle, in the presence of the national president of the Italian Red Cross, Rosario Valastro.

In Settimo Torinese, a new street-art mural dedicated to Nilde Iotti, created by artist Riccardo Degli Emili ("Dise"), is unveiled on an E-Distribuzione electrical substation on via della Repubblica.

Tourist stays at Piedmont's farm holiday resorts are growing, according to data released at the end of September 2026.

In Nichelino, firefighters find the body of an 80-year-old man in an advanced state of decomposition on via Parri; he had died days earlier of natural causes, with no one noticing.

Turin's InGenio Calcio team wins the 18th edition of the Uisp national showcase Matti per il Calcio in San Benedetto del Tronto, ahead of Farsi Prossimo Milano and Insieme per Sport Genova.

Reale Mutua Basket Torino lose 57-79 at home to Gemini Mestre on the opening day of the 2026/27 Serie A2 basketball championship, at the Pala Gianni Asti.

In Fossano, a 14-year-old girl of Moroccan origin reports being left behind by the driver of a replacement Trenitalia bus, who allegedly told her he would only let Italians board; the family files a complaint with the carabinieri.

In Mirafiori Sud, at the Teatro San Barnaba, the OltrePalco association opens the Sconfini Giovani series, dedicated to local theatre companies under 35.

In Turin, a rally in support of the Tav held outside City Hall and in Piazza Palazzo di Città draws about two hundred people, in the absence of mayor Stefano Lo Russo.

The Piedmont Region estimates the cost of Turin's eastern ring road (Gronda est) at 800 million euros and proposes entrusting its construction to the future concessionaire of the Turin-Milan motorway.

Turin's Molinette hospital performs about 250 urological operations a year with the support of a surgical robot, to reduce waiting lists.

At the San Luigi hospital in Orbassano, an artificial intelligence system is put through a simulated trial and comes out acquitted with reservations.

Beinasco hosts the preliminary round of the 2026 CEV Beach Volley European Cup, with teams from about twenty European countries at the Le Dune Beach Club venue.

On Saturday 3 October, the sixth edition of the Independent Book Tour kicks off in Novara: through 5 December it will make nine stops in eight Piedmontese provincial capitals, including two in Turin, involving 28 independent publishing houses.

At Piazzetta Reale in Turin, as part of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2026, the Piedmont Region's food department sets up a bread-making workshop with the Regional Association of Piedmontese Bakers, which hands out free traditional Piedmontese bread, pizza and breadsticks to visitors.

The Palavillage in Grugliasco will host the FIP Gold Mediolanum Padel Cup from 26 October to 1 November, the first Gold-category tournament of the global Cupra Fip Tour circuit held in the Turin area, with a €50,000 prize purse and more than 250 athletes competing.

In Cumiana, a 43-year-old man fell during a parachute jump and died shortly after arriving at Turin's CTO hospital.

In Claviere and Cesana Torinese, the high-altitude rescue exercise "Lago Nero 2026" involves 145 rescuers from thirteen third-sector organisations in a simulated search scenario between 2,000 and 2,400 metres of altitude.

The Piedmont Region allocates 200,000 euros over two years for the restoration of the historic premises and banners of Piedmont's mutual aid societies.

The State Police carry out a special security operation in Turin's Dora Vanchiglia district, resulting in one arrest, three reports and a 307-euro administrative fine against a business on Via Cigna.

Turin mayor Stefano Lo Russo announces he will not attend the 27 September "No to violence, yes to the Tav" rally in Piazza Palazzo di Città due to prior commitments, while reaffirming his support for the Turin-Lyon rail line.

The Teatro Superga in Nichelino launches the Balletto del Teatro Superga, a new dance company entrusted to the artistic direction of Laura Rossana Caffaro.

A five-year-old child is hit by a car at the corner of via Pinelli and via Industria in Turin, suffers abdominal trauma and is taken to the Regina Margherita children's hospital under the highest emergency code.

Former Juventus, Roma and Inter striker Daniel Osvaldo is admitted to intensive care in Buenos Aires for a serious pleural effusion in his right lung, complicated by an infection.

Sister Angela Pozzoli dies at 93; in 1989 she founded in Turin the Mother-Child Coordination Centre and the city's first shelter for trafficking victims, and in 2021 received a recognition from the Piedmont Regional Council.

In Montaldo di Mondovì, in the Cuneo area, 55-year-old motorcyclist Manolito Werner Wachtel dies in a collision with a van.

In memory of seven-year-old Nicolò Di Ciò, killed in a traffic collision in Turin on 22 September while cycling to school, Italian national team cyclists wear black armbands at the Montreal World Championships and the Fiab Torino Bike Pride association holds a new city vigil.

In Nichelino, residents of via Ponchielli report to mayor Giampiero Tolardo, during the Saturday market, the poor state of the road, with potholes concentrated near numbers 32 and 34.

In Turin, another cyclist is hit in piazza Rivoli, just over 24 hours after an almost identical crash at the same intersection involving a 68-year-old cyclist.

In the Canavese area, carabinieri from Strambino report a 46-year-old employee of an asphalt company in Montalenghe, resident in Caluso, caught by the owner siphoning diesel from a company vehicle entrusted to him for street cleaning.

The government allocates 50.2 million euros, through Infrastructure decree-law no. 107, for 32 compensation measures in 11 municipalities of the Susa Valley linked to work on the Turin-Lyon base tunnel, as the Conferenza dei servizi continues on the roughly 3-billion-euro Avigliana-Orbassano-bivio Pronda national section.

In Turin, the State Police arrest a 34-year-old man and report a 33-year-old woman after finding, in an apartment used as a bed & breakfast near Porta Nuova, more than two kilos of drugs and over 36,000 euros in cash.

In Turin, the 16th edition of the StraWoman Humanitas is announced — a non-competitive run-walk tour dedicated to women, scheduled for Sunday 18 October in Parco del Valentino.

The 31st edition of the Festival delle Colline Torinesi is presented, scheduled from 6 to 18 October under the joint direction of Isabella Lagattolla and Federica Rosellini.

At the Castello di Castellamonte, the Cappella dell'Assunta reopens to the public for the second consecutive year for its September feast, following restoration funded by Pnrr funds.

A government decree postpones to 1 October 2027 the start of circulation bans for diesel Euro 5 cars, confirming for Piedmont a suspension already decided at regional level.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport puts 387 new electric buses into service in Piedmont thanks to PNRR funds, an investment of about 240.9 million euros for Turin, Alessandria, Asti, Novara and Vercelli.

In Turin, a man's body is found in an apartment in the Madonna di Campagna district; the Flying Squad is also investigating the possibility of homicide.

"Foto Album da Aurora a Barriera" opens in Turin, a collective photography project by Bruno Boudjelal displayed on the facades of Camera, the Bagni Pubblici public baths on via Agliè, and the Dorado hub.

The 20th European Researchers' Night opens at Turin's Parco del Valentino, with 350 activities and around 1,500 researchers, PhD students and students taking part.

The 18th regional Paste di Meliga fair opens in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, three days dedicated to the traditional cornmeal biscuit of the lower Susa Valley.

In the Vanchiglia district, a neighbourhood committee organises an evening walk in memory of the seven-year-old boy who died while cycling on corso Regina Margherita on 22 September.

The Lions Club of Pino Torinese donates a refurbished hospital wheelchair to the municipality, to be used in the town's public facilities.

At the Turin courthouse, the civil case opens for 23 former employees of Postalcoop in Grugliasco, left jobless after the company's court-ordered liquidation, who are seeking reinstatement by Poste Italiane and recognition of their real employment relationship.

In Nichelino, the cat colony on via Nino Bixio is set on fire again, after a similar arson attack on New Year's Day 2026; the municipality announces it will install surveillance cameras in the area.

In Turin, police discover a drug-packaging lab in a B&B near Porta Nuova containing over two kilograms of drugs and around 34,000 euros in cash, arresting a 34-year-old man and reporting a 33-year-old woman.

In Frossasco, the second edition of «Gusti di Territorio» takes shape, an event dedicated to the flavours, know-how and traditions of the Pinerolese area, to be held on 26 and 27 September at the CFIQ.

The Metropolitan City of Turin announces that a trail on Monte San Giorgio in Piossasco, named after Pier Giorgio Frassati and featuring information boards on his life, will be inaugurated on 26 September.

On Saturday 26 September, Turin's Musei Reali take part in the 2026 European Heritage Days, with a special evening opening from 7.30pm to 11.30pm at a cost of one euro.

Politecnico di Torino and the University of Turin enter the top fifteen universities worldwide in the UI GreenMetric 2026 sustainability ranking.

The first edition of "Bike to Rome" departs from Turin, an 850-kilometre bicycle journey organised by Environment Park to bring the proposals of Energy Communities to the Ministry of the Environment.

In Turin, the Too Good To Go platform surpasses 1.28 million meals saved from food waste since 2019, with over 650 participating businesses in the city.

The exhibition «I Soldi dell'Assedio. La moneta a Torino nel 1706» opens at the Historical Archive of the City of Turin, marking the 320th anniversary of the end of the French siege, and runs until 22 November.

In Moncalieri, local police seize twenty Maine Coon cats and three Australian Shepherd puppies crammed into a 50-square-metre flat in the historic centre, reporting the couple who kept them.

In San Mauro Torinese, around two hundred people - athletes, coaches and relatives of the Autovip San Mauro football club, whose team has been without a pitch since summer due to resurfacing works - protest at the town council meeting demanding the team's return home.

In Turin, state police catch a 35-year-old man red-handed for aggravated theft after a break-in at a restaurant on via Cavour, carried out by smashing the window with a manhole cover.

In Ozegna, the new facade of the nursery school is inaugurated and the restored bust of don Lorenzo Coriasso is unveiled, a project by the municipal administration with the Societa Operaia and the Lions Clubs of Canavese.

In Turin, plainclothes Local Police officers at the Auditorium stop on corso San Maurizio catch a young man who had just stolen a passenger's wallet on the number 18 bus, and return the stolen item.

The defence of the 42-year-old cashier accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and a 40-year-old woman in a Borgo Vittoria minimarket files an appeal with the Court of Cassation against the pre-trial detention order, arguing a flaw in the reasoning behind the Turin review tribunal's decision.

In Turin, during the night of 24-25 September 2026, the dismembered body of 39-year-old Fabio Colapietro is found in the bathroom of an apartment on via Gulli; police detain a 26-year-old man, a 22-year-old woman and a 47-year-old teacher from a school in Ciriè.

Andrea Perra, 53, from Rivoli, missing since 7 September, is found safe and well, as his sister announces on social media on 25 September.

A 38-year-old woman, who had lived in Pinerolo for many years, dies in a collision between two cars and a heavy vehicle on the SS589 state road in Saluzzo.

A national decree confirms there will be no ban on Euro 5 diesel vehicles in northern Italy, reinforcing the measure already in force in Piedmont.

Forestry carabinieri uncover irregular declarations for agro-pastoral subsidies in the Alta Valle di Susa, with fines exceeding 100,000 euros.

President Sergio Mattarella visits the Istituto Nazionale Oncologico in Candiolo, the first visit by an Italian head of state to the cancer institute, welcomed by leaders of the Piedmont region, the Turin metropolitan city and the Allegra Agnelli Foundation.

The Festival Car International Concours d'Elegance unveils the line-up for its fifth edition, taking place on 26 and 27 September between Santena and Revigliasco, featuring historic cars from marques including Lancia, Ferrari and Bugatti.

In Turin's Borgo Vittoria district, the partially dismembered body of Fabio Colapietro, from Settimo Torinese, is found in an apartment on via Gulli; investigators do not rule out homicide.

In Turin's Mirafiori Sud district, at the junction of via Biscaretti di Ruffia and via Buriasco, a car flips over after colliding with another vehicle and the driver at fault flees on foot.

In Cantalupa, the Canta-Libri literary festival enters its second part with a literary dinner at Ristorante Tre Denti, hosting Monsignor Derio Olivero for the presentation of his book «Compagni di viaggio».

In Turin, at the Cecchi Point, the conference «Bassi salari, decadenza sociale» on job insecurity is held, promoted by a network of collectives and unions following the dispute involving Fiorentini workers from Trofarello.

In Ivrea, police report a man in his twenties for putting up a poster reading «Credi, lotta, resisti» (Believe, fight, resist) on the local Fratelli d'Italia headquarters on 31 August 2026.

In Villafranca Piemonte, the 2026 edition of the Sagra dei Pescatori (Fishermen's Festival) begins, five days of celebrations patronized by the Metropolitan City of Turin.

On Thursday 24 September, the University of Turin launches, at the Campus Luigi Einaudi, the fourth edition of the course «Male violence against women: from recognition to operational response», organized with Telefono Rosa Piemonte.

President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella opens the sixteenth edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto at the Teatro Regio, the first held without its founder, Carlo Petrini.

The body of a 39-year-old man is found in an apartment on via Gulli, in Turin's Borgo Vittoria district, in the night between 24 and 25 September 2026; police detain three people as part of the murder investigation.

Politecnico di Torino's Team DIANA takes third place and wins the Best Maintenance and Best Sampling Task awards at the European Rover Challenge in Kraków.

A fire, possibly arson according to investigators, severely damages the warehouse of the La Prealpina home-improvement store in Chivasso.

Turin's city council approves the executive project for extraordinary maintenance work on the Mercato Svizzera market, on corso Svizzera.

Reale Mutua Basket Torino presents its 2026/27 team in the ceremonial hall of the city's Sport Department, under new president Bruno Palombella.

The City of Turin launches "La Prima Volta", a series of meetings, games and music aimed at introducing 7,700 newly-eligible young voters to their first vote.

Turin's carabinieri begin patrolling city parks and cycle paths on e-bikes.

Roadworks begin in Turin to repave viale Torino and strada Settimo, part of the "Torino Cambia" programme.

The sixteenth edition of Terra Madre - Salone del Gusto opens in Turin, with traffic changes in the historic centre until 27 September.

A delegation from Lower Silesia, Poland, is received at Palazzo Lascaris by Piedmont regional council president Davide Nicco to strengthen economic ties between Piedmont and Poland.

The Democratic Party selects Francesca Costarelli as the centre-left coalition's mayoral candidate for Pinerolo's 2027 municipal elections.

Flashback Art Fair announces its fourteenth edition, «In Time», with a key visual by astronaut Paolo Nespoli, to be held from 29 October to 1 November at Flashback Habitat in Turin.

During the bike ride organised in memory of the seven-year-old boy killed after being struck while cycling, tensions and arguments break out between cyclists and motorists on corso San Maurizio in Turin.

Four councillors of Turin's district councils switch political group ahead of the upcoming elections, shifting the balance in some of the City's Centri civici.

The Surgery unit of Moncalieri, part of Asl To5, launches a multicentre clinical study on using chlorhexidine diacetate in sutures to reduce post-operative infections in abdominal surgery.

In Pianezza, the new Piazza Vittorio Veneto is inaugurated after an eighteen-month redesign that reclaims the site of the former pharmacy and creates a new portico toward Via Mazzini.

Stellantis announces temporary layoffs from 19 to 30 October for 1,074 workers at the Mirafiori Carrozzerie plant, on the electric and hybrid Fiat 500 line.

The Luca Coscioni Association files at Palazzo Lascaris a regional popular-initiative bill on end-of-life care in Piedmont, signed by over 14,000 citizens, modelled on the rules already approved in Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Sardinia and Tuscany.

Cgil Piemonte announces a memorial initiative in Brandizzo for the third anniversary of the disaster that killed five workers, on the eve of the preliminary hearing in the trial, set for 30 September in Ivrea.

The Piedmont Region launches, for 2026-2027, an always-open portal replacing deadline-bound calls to fund rapid repairs of schools damaged by bad weather or natural disasters.

Turin's city council approves new guidelines for the Torino Solidale welfare network, launching co-design with Third Sector organisations for 2026-2028.

In Collegno, confectionery maker Leone 1857 opens the Fabbrica della Felicità, a 7,000-square-metre experiential museum dedicated to nearly 170 years of the company's history.

The City of Turin approves a €155,000 project, funded by the Consulta per la Valorizzazione dei Beni Artistici e Culturali di Torino, to redevelop the sports fields on via Rubino and the adjacent green area in the Mirafiori Nord district.

A 61-year-old motorcyclist dies in a road accident on the provincial road between Montalenghe and San Giorgio Canavese.

Carabinieri arrest a 37-year-old man in the Canavese area for threatening to kill and punching his ex-partner, triggering the fast-track "Codice Rosso" procedure.

About three hundred people form a silent procession on corso Regina Margherita in Turin in memory of a seven-year-old boy who died after being struck while riding his bicycle.

Sarah Rizea, born in Moncalieri and raised in artistic swimming in Turin, is crowned Miss Italia 2026.

In Turin, Comieco and Amiat Gruppo Iren launch a campaign, under the patronage of the City, to raise awareness about putting beverage cartons in paper recycling collection.

A gang of four steals over three thousand bottles of Barolo, worth hundreds of thousands of euros, from the Conterno e Fantino winery in Monforte d'Alba.

The University of Turin and the Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino launch E-CHANGE, a research project on the short- and long-term health effects of climate change, funded by the Fondo Italiano per la Scienza.

Turin police seize about 800,000 euros in assets from two people under investigation for scamming elderly residents in the Turin area, under a court order from the Tribunale di Torino.

A 42-year-old inmate dies in the Ivrea prison; regional ombudsperson Monica Formaiano calls for an immediate response on the conditions in Piedmont's prisons.

The Torino Crime Festival unveils the programme of its eleventh edition, «Il potere del rito» (The power of ritual), to be held from 8 to 11 October across museums, theatres and historic buildings in the city.

The Fiera del Fungo Porcino (porcini mushroom fair) in Giaveno, now in its 45th edition, is granted national-fair status for the first time.

In Pino Torinese, real carabinieri step in and stop a man posing as an officer who was trying to scam an elderly woman, foiling the con and recovering the jewellery he had taken.

In Nichelino, municipal police find six abandoned kittens near the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi and hand them over to the Moncalieri cattery.

The Others Art Fair unveils the key visual for its fifteenth edition, created by Turin graphic designer Federico Tosadori, to be held at the Parcheggio Lancia in Turin.

In Venaria Reale, a man of about 80 dies after falling from the sixth-floor balcony of his home on via Saragat; local police investigate the circumstances.

CNA Turin celebrates 80 years of activity, a story that began in 1946 with three artisans.

In Pozzo Strada, Turin, work begins on the Fondazione CRT sites, with barriers and new steps along the route, as part of the 6.8 million euro plan for young people in Piedmont.

The gathering of the 1st Alpini Grouping in Pinerolo ends with a final parade that brings some 15,000 Alpini to the town.

During the minute of silence for Sandro Mazzola before Juventus–Atalanta, part of the Juventus end at the Allianz Stadium turns its back to the pitch and chants.

Turin closes the fourth edition of Fondazione Paideia's festival "Insieme", dedicated to disability as told by those who live it.

Turin's Allianz Stadium will host the rugby match between Italy and South Africa on 7 November, the first home fixture of the new international Nations Championship and the venue's third international rugby test match in fifteen years.

The municipality of Luserna San Giovanni donates eighteen decommissioned computers from its offices to low-income families and local associations.

A 30-year-old motorcyclist dies and a second is left in serious condition after a car and a motorcycle collide on the Torino-Caselle connecting road.

In Baldissero d'Alba a man shoots and kills an intruder in the courtyard of his home; the 35-year-old homeowner is under investigation for homicide.

State police arrest two people in Turin's Barriera di Milano district after recognising them from videos posted on social media: 2.5 kilograms of hashish were hidden in their freezer.

Italy's men's volleyball team beat Denmark 3-0 at the PalaVela in Turin in the round of 16 of the EuroVolley 2026 championship, advancing to the quarterfinals.

The Mole Antonelliana and the Balbis and Isabella bridges are lit up red in Turin to mark the opening of the Molino di CasaOz, a new space run by FondazioneOz for children and families facing illness or hardship.

A fifty-year-old hiker is bitten on the neck by a viper that had slipped into his backpack during a walk in Quincinetto, and is saved by medical staff at Rivoli hospital.

The housing agency ATC has recovered an illegally occupied flat in Via Roveda, in Turin's Mirafiori district — the second in three days.

Sandro Mazzola, son of Valentino Mazzola and a former sporting director of Torino, has died.

The National Cinema Museum at the Mole Antonelliana hosts the exhibition "T. rex vs. T. rex", devoted to the dinosaur in cinema.

According to CNA Piedmont, three out of four small businesses in Piedmont report a sharp rise in energy bills.

At the fourth edition of Turin's Days of Legality, the President of the Republic's Medal is awarded.

Australia's ambassador meets Piedmontese businesses in Turin.

The City of Turin launches a new round of works to resurface streets, sidewalks and pedestrian crossings in all the city's neighbourhoods.

Turin mayor Stefano Lo Russo travels to New York to take part in the Urban 20 Mayors Summit at the invitation of mayor Zohran Mamdani.

In Turin's Barriera di Milano district, an information stand set up by Fratelli d'Italia was confronted by social-centre activists, who damaged the stalls.

Turin's provincial carabinieri command carries out a changeover of officers heading units and companies across the city and province, including the Radiomobile unit and the Torino-Mirafiori, Torino-Oltre Dora, Torino-San Carlo, Rivoli and Susa companies.

The Piedmont Theriological Station has called for the suspension of the light beam installed at the Sacra di San Michele, warning of the risk it poses of attracting and killing moths and nocturnal migratory birds.

State police in Bardonecchia arrest a 24-year-old man found with half a kilogram of marijuana hidden in a car parked with its engine running.

Turin opens the new Nervi cultural hub, backed by the Democratic Party mayor, seen as a counterweight to the Circolo dei lettori, which is close to the right.

Employees of the Apple Store on via Roma go on strike together with Italian colleagues on the day the new iPhone is released, holding a picket from nine in front of the store; around a hundred and seventy staff work at the Turin store.

Roberto Vannacci's arrival in Turin for a police union conference is met with a picket in corso Vittorio Emanuele II and protests from Anpi and local unions and associations.

The Accademia Albertina in Turin hosts the tenth edition of the World Press Photo Exhibition.

The San Paolo bookshop in Turin exhibits the original Pinocchio puppet used in Comencini's television series.

The Turin Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Maestro del Gusto title to 215 local businesses.

The Turin metropolitan city launches the MeMo – Metropoli in movimenTo programme, funded with 25.9 million euros by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.

Ivrea hosts the European canoe kayak championships on the waters of the Dora Baltea from 24 to 26 September, with 184 athletes expected from 28 countries.

Silicon Box will begin construction in spring on its new semiconductor plant in Novara, a 3.2-billion-euro investment expected to create 1,600 jobs.

A joint check by the carabinieri and Gtt on Turin's public transport finds that one passenger in four travels without a ticket, with more than a hundred fines issued in one evening.

Gtt extends its "Safe Tram" and "Safe Bus" surveillance service on buses and trams to daytime hours, in response to a perceived lack of safety on public transport.

Turin launches a network of "sentinel doctors" to monitor environmental and health risks across the area.

Turin's new central public library, a cultural hub in the Valentino area worth over 200 million euros, will open on 11 December.

The Piedmont Region has presented Auxil.ia, a generative artificial intelligence platform developed by CSI Piemonte to provide customised digital assistants to municipalities and public bodies.

At the Pablo Neruda multi-purpose centre on via degli Abeti 12, in the Falchera district, the "Falchè" co-housing project was inaugurated, offering six beds to support the independence of people with disabilities, realised by Damamar ODV ETS with Pnrr funds.

Turin's anti-mafia prosecutors, with the carabinieri's Ros unit, coordinate an Italian-Brazilian operation against cocaine trafficking that leads to eight precautionary measures, including the arrest of Paula Simões, wife of 'ndrangheta boss Patrick Assisi.

In the former Ilte plant in Moncalieri, which used to print telephone directories, one of Italy's largest data centres will be built, with a billion-euro investment and 400 jobs expected.

Sea's chief executive announced that the file on the merger between Caselle airport and Malpensa airport will be presented to shareholders by October.

Leonardo brings the production of helicopter components back to Piedmont, entrusting fuel pumps to Apr of Pinerolo, air conditioning and pressurisation systems to Mecaer of Borgomanero, and hydraulic system pumps to Tubiflex of Turin.

The Piedmont Region announces that from 2027 more than 1.6 million Piedmontese, one driver in two, will no longer pay the car tax on vehicles under 80 Kw.

The City of Turin confirms its position on the new urban master plan despite an appeal by Sistemi Urbani (Ferrovie dello Stato), with mayor Lo Russo reaffirming the decision on building rights left unexercised for 40 years during the second co-planning conference.

Sant'Anna hospital reopens the "Listening Room", once struck down by the regional administrative court, on the announcement of regional councillor Marrone, with the opposition denouncing the use of healthcare spaces for propaganda purposes.

Artissima, Turin's contemporary art fair, returns for its 33rd edition from 30 October to 1 November at the Oval Lingotto, with 183 galleries from 35 countries.

Leonardo announces a 20-million-euro investment to strengthen Piedmont's helicopter supply chain.

At the Valentino, VALE is born, a new diffuse cultural hub networking the park, the Teatro Nuovo, the Borgo Medievale, the universities and the future central public library in the redeveloped spaces of Torino Esposizioni.

Asaad, a 9-year-old Palestinian child who arrived in Turin from Gaza, walks again thanks to a prosthesis made by the Officina Maria Adelaide bearing the symbol of Michelangelo Pistoletto's Third Paradise.

A work by Mario Merz has been placed in front of the Candiolo Institute, brought by the Fondazione Allegra Agnelli together with the Fondazione Merz.

Mahindra has launched a voluntary tender offer to delist Pininfarina from the Milan stock exchange, ahead of new capital for the company.

The Politecnico di Torino has published a study on a material capable of changing shape in response to light.

In Barriera di Milano, the redeveloped spaces of the Casa di Quartiere Bagni Pubblici on via Agliè were inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The 2026 edition of Terra Madre, the Slow Food event dedicated to biodiversity and linked to the figure of Carlo Petrini, opened in Bra, with a programme that also included a focus on olive oil and geographical indications.

European Mobility Week has returned, with Piedmont and Gtt promoting initiatives on cycling, walking and health.

The Municipal Police and the Carabinieri of San Maurizio Canavese receive a commendation for foiling a burglary in an apartment.

Caffè Vergnano, the historic Turin coffee roaster, opens its first shop in Ireland, in Limerick, as part of an expansion plan that foresees ten new coffee shops in Italy and abroad by the end of 2026.

The Centro Einaudi's 2026 Giorgio Rota Report describes Turin as a city hit not by decline but by stagnation: over the past fifteen years per capita value added has grown by just 188 euros, compared with almost 10,000 euros in Milan and 6,000 in Bologna.

At the Miss Italia 2026 final, 21-year-old Francesca Longobardi of Grugliasco wins the Miss Eleganza title.

Uefa awards the 2028 Conference League final to the Juventus Stadium in Turin.

The Rotary Club Torino Ovest e Dora, in an interclub event with the Rotary Club Torino Lagrange, holds a charity dinner at Turin's Zoom Bioparco, donating the evening's proceeds to Casa Ugi.

Caselle airport launches 23 new Wizz Air routes to 10 countries, including Barcelona, Madrid, Rome Fiumicino and Naples, with additional winter connections from January 2027.

Turin mayor Stefano Lo Russo denies the Penitentiary Police the use of the city's main squares for the Corps' national holiday, a decision contested by the Osapp union.

Via Roma was inaugurated as a pedestrian street by mayor Stefano Lo Russo, at the end of a year of works funded with 12 million euros in European funds.

In Verbania, police and the Guardia di Finanza carry out night-time searches of the homes of eight people suspected of a violent assault on 5 August near a venue in Fondotoce that left five people injured, seizing improvised weapons, ammunition and over 20 grams of hashish and marijuana.

The Castello del Valentino, home to the Department of Architecture and Design of the Politecnico di Torino, hosts two international conferences promoted by IEREK on the conservation of architectural heritage, from 8 to 10 September, in collaboration with the universities of Portsmouth and Cagliari.