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}]); tp.push(["addHandler", "showOffer", function (offerParams) { window.shownOffer = true; // Store some data we might need later. if (typeof offerParams.offerId !== 'undefined') { window.selectedOfferId = offerParams.offerId; } showPianoTarget(offerParams); }]); function handleFullWidthBanner() { $('#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below').css({ border: '1px solid #767676' }); $('#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below').show(); $('#subscription-content').hide(); $('.send-us-your-news-cta').hide(); $('.mega-news-block').hide(); const block = document.getElementById('po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below'); let blockRect = block.getBoundingClientRect(); let startRect = new DOMRect(blockRect.x, blockRect.y + window.scrollY, blockRect.width, blockRect.height); let hasBecomeVisible = true; // change to false to alter the gate positioning behaviour const updateArticleGatePositionBasedOnScroll = function() { if ((window.scrollY) + window.innerHeight > startRect.bottom) { hasBecomeVisible = true; } if (hasBecomeVisible) { if (window.scrollY > startRect.top && window.screen.width >= 768) { block.style.position = 'fixed'; block.style.setProperty('top', '0px'); block.style.setProperty('bottom', 'initial'); block.style.setProperty('margin-left', 'unset'); block.style.setProperty('margin-right', 'unset'); } else if ((window.scrollY) < (startRect.bottom - window.innerHeight) && window.screen.width >= 768) { block.style.position = 'fixed'; block.style.setProperty('bottom', '0px'); block.style.setProperty('top', 'initial'); block.style.setProperty('margin-left', 'unset'); block.style.setProperty('margin-right', 'unset'); } else if ((window.scrollY - 90) < (startRect.bottom - window.innerHeight + 90) && window.screen.width < 768) { block.style.position = 'fixed'; block.style.setProperty('bottom', '90px'); block.style.setProperty('top', 'initial'); block.style.setProperty('margin-left', 'calc(-100vw + 100%)'); block.style.setProperty('margin-right', 'calc(-100vw + 100%)'); } else { block.style.removeProperty('position'); 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} function trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName) { if (this.newrelic && typeof this.newrelic === 'object') { newrelic.setCustomAttribute('user_was_shown_piano_experience', templateName); } } function handleOfferShow(params) { console.log('Piano params', params); // If on the subscription page and the URL has a term ID and offer ID, show the relevant offer. if (typeof location.pathname !== 'undefined' && location.pathname === '/subscribe/') { var offerId = location.search.match(/offer_id=([A-Z0-9]+)/); if (offerId !== null && offerId.length > 1) { offerId = offerId[1]; } var termId = location.search.match(/term_id=([A-Z0-9]+)/); if (termId !== null && termId.length > 1) { termId = termId[1]; } if (offerId !== null && termId !== null) { tp.offer.show({'termId': termId, 'offerId': offerId}); } } // we are only tracking var templateId = params.templateId; var variantId = params.templateVariantId; if (params.containerSelector !== '#subscription-content' && params.containerSelector !== '#subscription-replace-entire-article' && params.containerSelector !== '#po-inline-articlegate-fullarticle' && params.containerSelector !== '#po-inline-articlegate-partialarticle' && params.containerSelector !== '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below' ) { $.get('/ws/piano/templatename/', {template_id: templateId, variant_id: variantId}, function (response) { trackPianoSimplified(params, response.name); }); return; } $.get('/ws/piano/templatename/', {template_id: templateId, variant_id: variantId}, function (response) { trackPiano(params, response.name); }); } function trackPiano(params, templateName) { trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName); if (typeof params.activeMeters === 'string') { activeMeters = JSON.parse(params.activeMeters); } else { activeMeters = params.activeMeters; } var s = window.s; if (!s || !s.pageName) { // console.log("ADB: Setting s from backup"); s = window.backupAdobe; window.s = s; } // this would call when CL3 is a hard gate if (!activeMeters && data_layer.article.content_level === '3') { s.eVar59 = templateName; s.eVar58 = data_layer.article.content_level; s.events = "event91"; s.linkTrackVars="eVar58,eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,eVar16,eVar19,eVar25,eVar26,eVar28,eVar43,eVar59,eVar61,eVar62,prop63,eVar79,list3,events"; s.linkTrackEvents="event91"; s.tl(document, 'o', 'Metered Access Notice'); s.events = ''; return; } if (!activeMeters) { return; } var meterData = activeMeters[0]; 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s.events = ''; } /** * Just track the template name in 78 for non-article-interrupts/gates */ function trackPianoSimplified(params, templateName) { trackPianoWithNewRelic(templateName); var s = window.s; if (!s || !s.pageName) { // console.log("ADB: Setting s from backup"); s = window.backupAdobe; window.s = s; } s.eVar78 = templateName; s.events = 'event90'; s.linkTrackEvents="event90"; s.linkTrackVars="eVar2,eVar3,eVar4,eVar5,eVar6,eVar16,eVar19,eVar25,eVar26,eVar28,eVar43,eVar59,eVar61,eVar62,prop63,eVar80,eVar79,list3,eVar78, events"; s.tl(document, 'o', 'Piano Template'); } function raiseLaunchEvent(name) { var e = new Event('launch:piano:' + name); window.dispatchEvent(e); } function removePianoToast() { setTimeout(() => { document.getElementById('po-overlay-toast-left').remove() }, 30000) } function showPianoTarget(params) { handleOfferShow(params); trackLocation(); if ($(params.containerSelector).length > 0) { const displayType = $(params.containerSelector).attr('data-display'); if (displayType) { $(params.containerSelector).addClass(`shown-${displayType}`); } else { $(params.containerSelector).addClass('shown').show(); } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-article-inside') { $('#piano-container-inside-article').addClass('shown').removeAttr('style').show(); } if ($(params.containerSelector).hasClass('piano--block-level') || $(params.containerSelector).hasClass('piano--inside-block')) { $(params.containerSelector).show(); } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-articlegate-full-width-scroll-below') { handleFullWidthBanner(); } if ($(params.containerSelector) === '#subscription-content' || $(params.containerSelector) === '#po-inline-subscribe-page') { $(params.containerSelector).show(); } if (['#piano_blockmodule_target_d', '#po-inline-blocksystem-target-e'].includes(params.containerSelector)) { $('#po-inline-blocksystem-target-e').show(); $('.piano-promo-container').show(); } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-overlay-toast-left') { removePianoToast() } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-articlewall-partialarticle-closable') { $('#po-inline-articlegate-partialarticle').css('display', 'none'); } if (params.containerSelector === '#po-inline-articlewall-fullarticle-closable') { $('#po-inline-articlegate-fullarticle').css('display', 'none'); } } } /** * Posts the Piano conversion data to the student beans API if the site is either * Herald ScotlanD or The National. * * @param {Object} conversion */ async function subscriptionComplete(conversion) { if (data_layer.site.id !== '308' && data_layer.site.id !== '1106') { return; } await fetch('/ws/public/student-beans/', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(conversion) }); } tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutComplete", function(conversion) { subscriptionComplete(conversion); var s = window.s; s.events = s.apl(s.events, "event4", ",", 1); // Set the subscription counter event. s.events = s.apl(s.events, "purchase", ",", 1); // Set the purchase event. s.products = "Subscription : Metered Access;" + conversion.termId + ";1;"+conversion.chargeAmount; s.purchaseID = conversion.termConversionId; s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/complete/'; // wipe out errors s.eVar31 = ''; s.tl(); $.cookie('resourceConverted', conversion.rid, {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}); $.cookie('pianoConverted', '1', {path: '/', domain: window.data_layer.site.cookie_domain}); raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutComplete'); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutPaymentError", function(errorData) { var s = window.s; s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/error/'; s.eVar31 = errorData.message; s.tl(); raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutPaymentError'); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutError", function(errorData) { var s = window.s; s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/error/'; s.eVar31 = errorData.message; s.tl(); raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutError'); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "startCheckout", function () { var s = window.s; s.pageName = '(www) /subscribe/payment/'; // wipe out errors s.eVar31 = ''; s.tl(); raiseLaunchEvent('startCheckout'); }]); tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutClose", function(conversion) { raiseLaunchEvent('checkoutClose'); 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the bidders to the request manager: bidders.forEach(function(bidder) { requestManager[bidder] = false; }) // a helper function that returns googletag objects corresponding to the slotIDs in the slot objects function _getGPTSlots(apstagSlots) { // get all of the slot IDs that were requested var slotIDs = apstagSlots.map(function(slot) { return slot.slotID; }); // return the slot objects corresponding to the slotIDs return googletag.pubads().getSlots().filter(function(slot) { // return true if the ID of the slot object is in the slotIDs array return slotIDs.indexOf(slot.getSlotElementId()) > -1; }); } function getPETRequest() { googletag.cmd.push(function() { // read the currently defined GPT ad slots for sending to the PET endpoint // defined all GPT ad slots before calling PET var gptSlots = googletag.pubads().getSlots(); var iasPETSlots = []; for (var i = 0; i < gptSlots.length; i++) { var sizes = gptSlots[i].getSizes().map(function(size) { if (size.getWidth && size.getHeight) return [size.getWidth(), size.getHeight()]; else return [1, 1]; }); iasPETSlots.push({ adSlotId: gptSlots[i].getSlotElementId(), //size: can either be a single size (for example, [728, 90]) // or an array of sizes (for example, [[728, 90], [970, 90]]) size: sizes, adUnitPath: gptSlots[i].getAdUnitPath() }); } // wait for IAS to return data var iasDataHandler = function(adSlotData) { headerBidderBack('ias'); }; // make the request to PET. if your page makes multiple ad requests to DFP // (for example, lazily loaded ads, infinite scrolling pages, etc.), make // a request to PET before every request to DFP __iasPET.queue.push({ adSlots: iasPETSlots, dataHandler: iasDataHandler }); }); } // return true if all bidders have returned function allBiddersBack() { var allBiddersBack = bidders // get the booleans from the object .map(function(bidder) { return requestManager[bidder]; }) // get rid of false values - indicates that the bidder has responded .filter(Boolean) // if length is equal to bidders, all bidders are back .length === bidders.length; return allBiddersBack; } // handler for header bidder responses function headerBidderBack(bidder) { // console.log("DFP: headerBidderBack called with", bidder); if (typeof bidder === 'object') { requestManager.adSlots = bidder; bidder = 'prebid'; } // return early if request to adserver is already sent if (requestManager.adserverRequestSent === true) { return; } // flip bidder back flag if (bidder === 'a9') { requestManager.a9 = true; } else if (bidder === 'prebid') { requestManager.prebid = true; } else if (bidder === 'ias') { requestManager.ias = true; } // if all bidders are back, send the request to the ad server if (allBiddersBack()) { sendAdserverRequest(); } } // actually get ads from DFP function sendAdserverRequest() { // console.log("DFP: All bidders back"); // return early if request already sent if (requestManager.adserverRequestSent === true) { return; } if (typeof window.prebidReady === 'undefined') { window.prebidReady = performance.now(); } if (window.googleReady) { // flip the boolean that keeps track of whether the adserver request was sent requestManager.adserverRequestSent = true; // flip pbjs boolean to signal to pbjs the ad server has already been called pbjs.adserverCalled = true; //flip boolean for adserver request to avoid duplicate requests requestManager.sendAdserverRequest = true; // make ad request to DFP googletag.cmd.push(function() { window.executionSet = performance.now(); apstag.setDisplayBids(); __iasPET.setTargetingForGPT(); // console.log("DFP: Refresh called, setting adslots to ", requestManager.adSlots); if (requestManager.adSlots.length > 0){ googletag.pubads().refresh(requestManager.adSlots); } else { googletag.pubads().refresh(); } setPerformanceCookie(); }); } else { window.setTimeout(function() { sendAdserverRequest(true); }, 200); } } function requestBids(apstagSlots, bidTimeout) { // fetch apstag bids, set bid targting, then call headerBidderBack // to get the ads for the 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50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/6306324.jpg" alt="Letter: Where have the Tories gone in Stourbridge?" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/6306324.jpg" alt="Letter: Where have the Tories gone in Stourbridge?" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/community/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Community</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/20055663.letter-tories-gone-stourbridge/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Letter: Where have the Tories gone in Stourbridge? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20055663" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20055663" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="15" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20055663"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm compact-stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="17" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-17" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/20034592.elderly-disabled---dont-destroy-hereford-taxis/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/13227401.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/13227401.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/13227401.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/13227401.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/13227401.jpg" alt="A great number of Hereford taxi drivers will fail the proposed vehicle test.." class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/13227401.jpg" alt="A great number of Hereford taxi drivers will fail the proposed vehicle test.." class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/local-government/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Local government</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/20034592.elderly-disabled---dont-destroy-hereford-taxis/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> I am elderly and disabled – don't destroy Hereford taxis </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-20034592" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="20034592" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="20034592"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard compact-stack--sm compact-stack--md compact-stack--lg stack--xl " data-position="18" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-18" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19987315.herefordshire-farming-spawned-business-generations/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/10919922.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/10919922.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/10919922.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/10919922.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/10919922.jpg" alt="Two glasses of Bulmers cider" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/10919922.jpg" alt="Two glasses of Bulmers cider" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/economy/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Economy</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19987315.herefordshire-farming-spawned-business-generations/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">1</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19987315.herefordshire-farming-spawned-business-generations/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Herefordshire farming has spawned businesses for generations </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19987315" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19987315" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19987315"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="19" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-19" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19986940.herefordshires-green-councillors-want-nato/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/13566526.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/13566526.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/13566526.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/13566526.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/13566526.jpg" alt="Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas meeting NATO troops after a joint press conference at the Tapa Army Base in Tallinn, Estonia. Picture date: Tuesday March 1, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Ukraine. Photo" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/13566526.jpg" alt="Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas meeting NATO troops after a joint press conference at the Tapa Army Base in Tallinn, Estonia. Picture date: Tuesday March 1, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Ukraine. Photo" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/local-government/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Local government</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19986940.herefordshires-green-councillors-want-nato/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">30</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19986940.herefordshires-green-councillors-want-nato/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Do Herefordshire's Green councillors want out of NATO? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19986940" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19986940" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19986940"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="20" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-20" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19969222.herefordshire-shop-local-cards-used-supermarkets/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/13541514.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/13541514.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/13541514.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/13541514.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/13541514.jpg" alt="Herefordshire Council Shop Local card" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/13541514.jpg" alt="Herefordshire Council Shop Local card" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/economy/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Economy</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19969222.herefordshire-shop-local-cards-used-supermarkets/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">3</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19969222.herefordshire-shop-local-cards-used-supermarkets/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Are Herefordshire Shop Local cards being used in supermarkets? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19969222" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19969222" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19969222"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="21" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-21" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19836721.fear-hotter-bird-flu-strain-hit-herefordshire/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/13237731.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/13237731.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/13237731.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/13237731.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/13237731.jpg" alt="Bird flu" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/13237731.jpg" alt="Bird flu" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/farming/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Farming</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19836721.fear-hotter-bird-flu-strain-hit-herefordshire/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">6</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19836721.fear-hotter-bird-flu-strain-hit-herefordshire/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Fears of a 'hotter' bird flu strain hitting Herefordshire </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19836721" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19836721" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19836721"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="22" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-22" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19813353.magical-walk-hereford/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/13335100.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/13335100.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/13335100.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/13335100.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/13335100.jpg" alt="The Great Western Way in Hereford" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/13335100.jpg" alt="The Great Western Way in Hereford" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/environment/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Environment</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19813353.magical-walk-hereford/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">10</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19813353.magical-walk-hereford/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Magical walk through Hereford </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19813353" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19813353" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="10" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19813353"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="23" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-23" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19697166.wont-happy-taxes-used-hereford-bypass/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/9859351.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/9859351.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/9859351.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/9859351.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/9859351.jpg" alt="How the bridge would look across the river for the Hereford bypass" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/9859351.jpg" alt="How the bridge would look across the river for the Hereford bypass" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/local-government/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Local government</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19697166.wont-happy-taxes-used-hereford-bypass/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">18</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19697166.wont-happy-taxes-used-hereford-bypass/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> I won't be happy if taxes are used for Hereford Bypass </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19697166" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19697166" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19697166"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="24" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-24" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19566544.benefit-payments-increased/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/12669790.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/12669790.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/12669790.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/12669790.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/12669790.jpg" alt="Money stock" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/12669790.jpg" alt="Money stock" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/economy/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Economy</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19566544.benefit-payments-increased/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">56</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19566544.benefit-payments-increased/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Benefit payments should be increased </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19566544" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19566544" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="2" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19566544"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="25" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-25" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19550431.river-wye-allowed-polluted/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/12923952.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/12923952.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/12923952.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/12923952.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/12923952.jpg" alt="River Wye at Brockweir. Picture: Sue Lane" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/12923952.jpg" alt="River Wye at Brockweir. Picture: Sue Lane" class="square" /> <div class="image-label image-label-custom-callout-label"> Reader's letter </div>  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/save-the-wye/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Save the Wye</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19550431.river-wye-allowed-polluted/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">20</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19550431.river-wye-allowed-polluted/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline has-label-callout "> Why was River Wye allowed to be polluted? </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19550431" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19550431" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="6" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19550431"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="26" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-26" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19376894.letter-westminster-dudley-south-mp-mike-wood/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/9424878.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/9424878.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/9424878.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/9424878.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/9424878.jpg" alt="Michael Wood - UK Parliament official portraits 2017." class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/9424878.jpg" alt="Michael Wood - UK Parliament official portraits 2017." class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/politics/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Politics</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19376894.letter-westminster-dudley-south-mp-mike-wood/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Letter from Westminster: Dudley South MP Mike Wood </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19376894" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19376894" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="2" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19376894"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="27" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-27" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/19211194.reader-urges-people-clean-dogs-norton-stourbridge/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/12315954.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/12315954.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/12315954.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/12315954.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/12315954.jpg" alt="Please clean up after your dog" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/12315954.jpg" alt="Please clean up after your dog" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/letter/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Letter</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/19211194.reader-urges-people-clean-dogs-norton-stourbridge/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">2</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/19211194.reader-urges-people-clean-dogs-norton-stourbridge/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Litter and dog poo are getting worse in Norton </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19211194" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19211194" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="1" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19211194"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="28" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-28" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/19211217.vicar-thanks-amazing-community-theft-st-thomas-church-stourbridge/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/12286500.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/12286500.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/12286500.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/12286500.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/12286500.jpg" alt="St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge was flooded with offers of help following a recent theft" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/12286500.jpg" alt="St Thomas' Church, Stourbridge was flooded with offers of help following a recent theft" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/letter/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Letter</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/19211217.vicar-thanks-amazing-community-theft-st-thomas-church-stourbridge/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> LETTER: Church theft prompted 'fabulous' response from community </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-19211217" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="19211217" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="19211217"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="29" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-29" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/17342796.letter-westminster-margot-james-mp/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/9263555.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/9263555.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/9263555.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/9263555.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/9263555.jpg" alt="Margot James MP" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/9263555.jpg" alt="Margot James MP" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/community/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Community</div> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/17342796.letter-westminster-margot-james-mp/#comments-anchor" class="omnicard__comments-wrapper">  <span class="iconify icon-comments" data-icon="ooui:speech-bubble-ltr"></span> <span class="omnicard__total-comments">2</span> </a> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/17342796.letter-westminster-margot-james-mp/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Letter from Westminster: Margot James MP </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-17342796" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="17342796" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="16" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="17342796"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="30" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-30" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/16396704.questionable-authority/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/7680267.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/7680267.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/7680267.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/7680267.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/7680267.jpg" alt="Woman writing recipient address on mailing envelope, female hands from above on office desk sending letter, top view, retro toned." class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/7680267.jpg" alt="Woman writing recipient address on mailing envelope, female hands from above on office desk sending letter, top view, retro toned." class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/letter/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Letter</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/16396704.questionable-authority/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> A questionable authority </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-16396704" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="16396704" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="16396704"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="31" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-31" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/16385893.brexit-scaremongering/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/7680231.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/7680231.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/7680231.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/7680231.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 50px), 100vw" src="/resources/images/128x89/1x/7680231.jpg" alt="Sign post, Detail Of A Traditional Red British Royal Mail Post Box" class="rectangle" /> <img loading="lazy" src="/resources/images/180x180/1x/7680231.jpg" alt="Sign post, Detail Of A Traditional Red British Royal Mail Post Box" class="square" />  <div class="omnicard__image-icons"> </div> </a> <div class="omnicard__headline-container"> <div class="omnicard__metadata-container">  <div class="omnicard__primary-tag"> <a href="/topics/letter/"> <div class="omnicard__tag">Letter</div> </a> </div> </div>  <a href="/news/yourletters/16385893.brexit-scaremongering/"> <h3 class="omnicard__headline "> Brexit scaremongering </h3> </a>   <div id="admin-links-container-16385893" class="admin-links-container"> </div> <div class="admin-links-toggler" data-article-id="16385893" data-original-site="Stourbridge News" data-rating="20" data-content-level="1 Standard" data-is-clone="no" data-is-uk-today="no" data-is-scotland-today="no" data-is-full-admin-link-permissions="" data-admin-user-links="" style="display: none;" > <ul class="list-style-none admin-social-stats" data-article-id="16385893"> </ul> </div> </div> </article>  <article class="omnicard inline--sm inline--md inline--lg inline--xl " data-position="32" data-parsely-slot="bam-legacy-list-block-32" data-uses-js="article-story"> <a href="/news/yourletters/16371375.interesting-development/" class="omnicard__image">     <img loading="lazy" srcset="/resources/images/128x74/1x/8019762.jpg 128w, /resources/images/290x167/1x/8019762.jpg 290w, /resources/images/445x250/1x/8019762.jpg 445w, /resources/images/720x415/1x/8019762.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100%, (max-width: 767px) 720px, (max-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 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