Good morning from Pistoia. Here are seven verified local developments to start Monday, August 3.
1. Paper identity cards are no longer valid from today
From August 3, 2026, paper identity cards are invalid regardless of the expiry date printed on them and must be replaced by the electronic CIE. The Municipality previously estimated that more than 12,000 Pistoia residents still held a paper document. A CIE costs €22.20 and normally arrives within six to seven working days, so anyone still affected should arrange a replacement promptly. Source: Comune di Pistoia.
2. Resurfacing changes traffic on Via Fiorentina in Bottegone
Roadworks begin today on Via Fiorentina between Via di Malallevo and Via del Pozzo di San Sebastiano and are scheduled to continue through August 21. The work zone has a 30 km/h limit, no parking with enforced removal and one-way traffic toward Pistoia. Drivers heading for Quarrata can use Via Don Sirio Butelli, Via di Vittorio, Via Magni and Via dei Bonechi as an alternative route. Source: Comune di Pistoia.
3. About 70 Monsummano residents report two days without water
A condominium on Via dell’Unità in Monsummano Terme, home to around 70 people—many of them elderly—was reported on Sunday to have been without running water for roughly 48 hours during hot weather. Residents said calls to the utility and public authorities had not resolved the problem; the account published by Report Pistoia described the issue as administrative rather than a technical failure and called for immediate intervention. Source: Report Pistoia.
4. A new family doctor begins work in the Pistoia mountains
Dr Francesca Covani Frigieri can now be selected as a family doctor for communities in Val di Forfora and San Marcello Piteglio. She will initially work across Marliana, Prunetta and Crespole, with clinics in Avaglio, Casore, Prataccio and Piteglio joining from August 24. The former anaesthetist has moved to Femminamorta and says she intends to build a long-term practice focused particularly on older and isolated residents. Source: Il Tirreno.
5. Two 19-year-olds arrested in Montecatini smartphone ransom case
Police arrested two men born in 2007 after a stolen-phone victim was allegedly told to pay for the device’s return. Officers monitored the arranged handover and detained the pair when they arrived to collect the money. A judge validated the arrests and ordered both suspects not to reside in the municipality of Montecatini Terme while proceedings continue. Source: La Nazione – Montecatini.
6. Pistoia swimmer wins the women’s Strait of Messina crossing
Giulia Gabbrielleschi was the first woman to finish the 62nd Strait of Messina open-water crossing, completing the 3.2-kilometre course in 50 minutes 54 seconds. The Pistoia-born athlete, developed by Nuotatori Pistoiesi and now competing for the police sports group, edged Iris Menchini in a photo finish with both recorded at the same time. Source: Report Pistoia.
7. Lamporecchio’s August Fair continues with music and brigidini
The five-day Fiera d’Agosto continues today with the Giacomo Puccini municipal band’s summer concert in Piazza IV Novembre, the presentation of ASD Lampo Calcio and a hot-air-balloon launch. Tuesday is the main fair day, with free brigidini, a historic procession and evening shows; shuttle buses will connect external car parks with the centre from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on August 4 and 5. Source: La Nazione – Montecatini.
This briefing was prepared from local reporting and official notices available on the morning of August 3, 2026. Details may change; follow the linked sources for subsequent updates.