Halifax (bank) November 2009, HBOS was hit by a power failure which affected all branches, cash machines and online banking. The bank said that the power failure occurred at an IT centre in Copley, West Yorkshire which caused several problems for Halifax's banking system. Halifax's online banking system did not recover from the power failure for several hours. On Boxing Day 2000, Halifax started a successful marketing campaign, which was continued after the creations of HBOS. Halifax have also created adverts that have featured popular cartoon characters like The Flintstones, Top Cat, Scooby-Doo, The Wizard of Oz and Thunderbirds (TV series). Halifax
S. Howard Voshell S. Howard Voshell S. Howard Voshell (1888–1937) was an American tennis player and later a promoter. He was an insurance broker. In world war 1, Voshell attained the rank of second Lieutenant in the air service. Voshell was a left-hander with a "cannon ball serve" and sent down many aces with it. Voshell made his debut in the U. S. Championships in 1910 and lost his first match. He had early round losses in 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917. In 1917 and 1918 he won the National Indoor championships. At the 1918 U. S. championships, Voshell beat 15