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+<#import "/ccm-cms/article-item.ftl" as Article>
+
+<#--filedoc
+    Functions for News items
+-->
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the lead text of a news item
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The lead text of the news item.
+-->
+<#function getLead item>
+    <#return Article.getLead(item)>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the main text of a news item
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The main of the news item.
+-->
+<#function getMainText item>
+    <#return Article.getMainText(item)>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the date of a news item
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The date of the news item.
+-->
+<#function getNewsDate item format="yyyy-MM-dd">
+    <#return item.newDate?string(format)>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the year of the news date.
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The year of the news date.
+-->
+<#function getNewsDateYear item>
+    <#return item.newsDate?string("yyyy")>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the month of the news date.
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The month of the news date.
+-->
+<#function getNewsDateMonth item>
+    <#return item.newsDate?string("mm")>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the day of the news date.
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The day of the news date.
+-->
+<#function getNewsDateDay item>
+    <#return item.newDate?string("dd")>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the short name of the day of the news date.
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The short name of the day of the news date.
+-->
+<#function getNewsDateDayNameShort item>
+    <#return item.newDate?string("E")>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the hour of the news date.
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The hour of the news date.
+-->
+<#function newsDateHour item>
+    <#return item.newDate?string("hh")>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the minute of the news date.
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The minute of the news date.
+-->
+<#function newsDateMinute item>
+    <#return item.newDate?string("mm")>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the second of the news date.
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The second of the news date.
+-->
+<#function newsDateSecond item>
+    <#return item.newDate?string("ss")>
+</#function>
+
+<#--doc
+    Gets the news date in ISO format (`yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss`).
+
+    @param item The news item to use.
+
+    @return The in ISO format.
+-->
+<#function getNewsDateIso item>
+    <#return news.newsDate?string("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss")>
+</#function>
+