Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) Howard Brown (born c. 1966) is a former customer services representative and sales ambassador for HBOS plc, which owned both Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank (previously the Halifax Building Society) in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his appearances in Halifax/HBOS television advertisements, often singing and dancing. He was born in Sheldon, Birmingham, and is of Barbadian descent. Brown became the star of the HBOS Marketing Campaign in 2000, which resulted in him singing in most of his adverts. In 2003, he had a role in "The Office" Christmas special, playing himself alongside
Brown-fronted woodpecker Brown-fronted woodpecker The brown-fronted woodpecker ("Dendrocoptes auriceps") is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place the species in "Dendrocopos", while others place it genus "Leiopicus". Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A medium-sized, pied woodpecker with yellow in crown. White-barred (rather than spotted) black. Underparts, prominent black moustache extending to breast and black-streaked white underparts. Vent deep pink. In