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
Sandy Howard Sandy Howard Sandy Howard (August 1, 1927 – May 16, 2008) was an American film producer and television producer. A native of the Bronx, New York City, Howard wrote short stories for publication in magazines like "Liberty", and worked as a publicist for Broadway shows until he became a director for the "Howdy Doody" show at the age of nineteen; he later produced the "Captain Kangaroo" show. He cooperated with Ray Heatherton creating the TV show "The Merry Mailman" in the early 1950s. He was producer of "The Barry Gray Radio Show" (1951–1958). In the 1960s, Howard moved to Hollywood