Good morning. Here are the main developments across Pistoia and the province this Sunday.
1. Consumer debt rises sharply among Pistoia households
Average consumer-credit exposure in the province has reached €8,168 per household, placing Pistoia fourth in Italy. Loans rose by 7.1% over the past year, the joint-highest increase nationally, while local trade-union representatives warned that low incomes, insecure work and higher everyday costs are pushing more families to borrow for essential expenses. Source: La Nazione – Pistoia.
2. Valdinievole mourns woman who died after pedestrian collision
Nicla Rastelli, 82, has died in intensive care after being struck by a car on a pedestrian crossing in Via Fratelli Rosselli, Massa e Cozzile, on 10 September. She had been airlifted to Cisanello Hospital in Pisa with multiple serious injuries. Carabinieri are completing their investigation into the circumstances of the collision. Source: La Nazione – Montecatini.
3. Thirteen-year-old taken to hospital after football-training collision
A young footballer was taken to San Jacopo Hospital under the highest-priority emergency code after receiving an elbow to the neck during training at Bonelle. Doctors initially suspected a cervical injury. The boy reportedly began to recover at the emergency department and was not considered to be in danger of death. Source: Il Tirreno – Pistoia.
4. Province launches more than €4 million of road maintenance
Extraordinary resurfacing and safety work is due to begin between 21 and 28 September across eleven municipalities in Valdinievole, the Piana and the mountain area. The programme targets the most deteriorated stretches, with deeper repairs where needed and renewed road markings. The first €950,000 contract covers several provincial roads around Ponte Buggianese, Chiesina Uzzanese, Pieve a Nievole and Massa e Cozzile. Source: La Nazione – Pistoia.
5. Work starts on Limestre’s new gas network
Toscana Energia will begin extending the gas network in Limestre on Monday, 21 September. The 1.8-kilometre project is divided into two sections and could serve about 45 users. The first section covers roads inside the village, while the remainder will follow the Anas route; completion is expected during winter 2026–27. Source: La Nazione – Pistoia.
6. Misericordia strengthens vehicles and paediatric first-aid training
The Bottegone branch has inaugurated a latest-generation ambulance and an adapted Fiat Doblò for social transport, replacing two ageing vehicles after a community fundraising drive. Separately, more than 100 people have registered for the Misericordia’s free paediatric first-aid course, which begins on Monday evening and is aimed especially at parents and care professionals. Sources: La Nazione – Pistoia and Report Pistoia.
7. Pistoia unveils memorial to Italian Military Internees
A memorial stone dedicated to Italian soldiers deported to Nazi camps after the 1943 armistice will be inaugurated in Piazza della Resistenza at 11 a.m. today. A wreath will then be laid at the railway station, where a plaque remembers those transported to the camps. The documentary exhibition at Palazzo Comunale remains open through 27 September. Source: Comune di Pistoia.
8. Medieval festival reaches its final day in Piazza del Duomo
“Pistoia torna nel Medioevo” concludes today with historical processions, falconry, swordsmanship, music and family activities. The programme starts at 9.30 a.m.; a re-enactment of the pacification between Castruccio’s army and the people of Pistoia is scheduled for noon, followed by afternoon performances until the closing arquebus salute at 7.30 p.m. Source: Comune di Pistoia.
Morning Brief compiled from local reporting and official information available on 20 September 2026.