The [pounds sterling]568,200 raised by players of the National Lottery, comes as a huge boost to
Wag & Company, enabling it to double its activities by 2020 and to pursue its ambition of having volunteers in every community across the region.
Meet the adorable dogs who visit elderly people to stop them feeling lonely; Wag & Company, Hexham, is a unique be-friending service that provides isolated older dog lovers with the chance to have a furry friend again
The England
WAGs have been bonding over their shared hopes and fears for the team as they hang out together in Russia, where Becky and Jamie Vardy have also brought their kids.
Rebekah Vardy bemoans wet and drizzly early start as the WAGs pile on to private plane ahead of England's World Cup showdown; The wives and girlfriends of the England squad have been battling the rain in Russia as the UK sizzles in the summer heatwave
The FA say they have organised the
WAGs' itinerary, which means sharing all their internal flights with England supporters, but the players' families are paying their own way.
England Players' Wives and Girlfriends Follow Them To Russia
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Wags might wear fabulous dresses and have make careers out of having their picture taken, but most support their partners practically and emotionally, as that's the duty of anyone in a long-term relationship and it's vital to the team's success," she wrote.
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A friend of the
WAGs said that they found a place to stay in a bit of a hassle because England boss Roy Hodgson had not made up his mind about what he wanted to do with his squad's partners but he said that it is up to the
WAGs, so they are going.
England WAGs planning to recreate 2006 Baden-Baden 'fiasco' at Brazil WC
A few days later I decide to have a
WAG night out, so me and my pals Regan Dyce, 25, and Shelley Rae, 22, head to some of Manchester's coolest bars to see if my fakeover will work.
WAG ademy; Our girl learns how to get the football groupie look
A FORMER football
WAG from Wales is staging a London musical about the glamorous lives of the women behind Britain's premiership players.
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Being in
WAGS gives a great opportunity for scouts and guides around Warwickshire to experience working in a theatre and being part of a large team."
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She might not have an exemplary style sense like cricket
WAGs abroad, but she still manages to look chic and casual with her layered hairstyle and svelte frame.
GLAMOUR QUOTIENT
Five glamorous
WAGs u Chantelle Tagoe (Emile Heskey's partner), Ellie Darby (partner of Matthew Upson), Elen Rives (Frank Lampard's former partner), Amii Grove (ex-girlfriend of Jermaine Pennant) and Imogen Thomas (ex-girlfriend of Jermain Defoe) will trade their glamorous lives and get their perfectly manicured hands dirty by working in some of the poorest and most deprived neighbourhoods in South Africa u on TV.
WAGS TO RICHES revenge of the wags
All Germany's
WAGs are staying together at the luxury five-star Sheraton Pretoria - a hotel considered safe and protected - for about pounds 500 a night.
GERMAN WAG TAB
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Are you a foxy fan?
Queen of the
WAGs Victoria Beckham is well-known for her polished appearance and Steven Gerrard's partner Alex Curran, along with Colleen Rooney, are also famed for their fashion and beauty know-how.
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Footballers' wives and girlfriends - or
Wags as the collective acronym goes - have become a post-David Beckham phenomenon.
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Did Cardiff's pubs and shops thrive without the aid of
WAGs?
Do we really need our city full of WAGs?