diff --git a/e107_handlers/news_class.php b/e107_handlers/news_class.php
index deb7303eb..f57fb30a0 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/news_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/news_class.php
@@ -721,8 +721,11 @@ class e_news_tree extends e_front_tree_model
 		$parser = e107::getParser();
 		$batch = e107::getScBatch('news')
 			->setScVar('param', $param);
-		
+			
+		$batch->wrapper('news_menu/latest'); //@SecretR - Please FIXME, I'm lost in here. (Cam) 
 		$i = 1;
+		
+
 		foreach ($this->getTree() as $news)
 		{
 			$vars->counter = $i;
diff --git a/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_menu_template.php b/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_menu_template.php
index 536b51486..2c2183da2 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_menu_template.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/news/templates/news_menu_template.php
@@ -10,11 +10,8 @@ if (!defined('e107_INIT'))  exit;
 
 global $sc_style;
 
-$sc_style['NEWS_CATEGORY_NEWS_COUNT']['pre']  = '(';
-$sc_style['NEWS_CATEGORY_NEWS_COUNT']['post'] = ')';
-
-
-
+// $sc_style['NEWS_CATEGORY_NEWS_COUNT']['pre']  = '(';
+// $sc_style['NEWS_CATEGORY_NEWS_COUNT']['post'] = ')';
 
 
 
@@ -24,6 +21,8 @@ $NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['category']['end']         = '</ul>';
 $NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['category']['item']        = '
 	<li><a class="e-menu-link newscats{active}" href="{NEWS_CATEGORY_URL}">{NEWS_CATEGORY_TITLE} {NEWS_CATEGORY_NEWS_COUNT}</a></li>
 ';
+
+$NEWS_MENU_WRAPPER['category']['NEWS_CATEGORY_NEWS_COUNT'] = "({---})"; // Wrap brackets around the news count when value is returned. 
 //$NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['category']['separator']   = '<br />';
 
 
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ $NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['months']['item']        = '
 // latest menu
 $NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['latest']['start']       = '<ul class="nav nav-list news-menu-latest">';
 $NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['latest']['end']         = '</ul>'; // Example: $NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['latest']['end']  '<br />{currentTotal} from {total}';
-$NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['latest']['item']        = '<li><a class="e-menu-link newsmonths" href="{NEWSURL}">{NEWSTITLE} ({NEWSCOMMENTCOUNT})</a></li>';
-
+$NEWS_MENU_TEMPLATE['latest']['item']        = '<li><a class="e-menu-link newsmonths" href="{NEWSURL}">{NEWSTITLE} {NEWSCOMMENTCOUNT}</a></li>';
 
+$NEWS_MENU_WRAPPER['latest']['NEWSCOMMENTCOUNT']	= "({---})";