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 year old prodigy Vincent Richards and Craig Biddle before losing to Robert Lindley Murray. Every year from 1919 to 1926, Voshell lost early at the U. S. Championships. He retired in 1930. Voshell persuaded Fred Perry to turn pro and was co-promoter (with Frank Hunter) of the early pro matches between Perry and Vines in 1937. His health deteriorated as the year wore on and he died in November 1937 aged 49 at his home in Kew Gardens, Queens. S. Howard Voshell S. Howard Voshell (1888–1937) was an American tennis player and later a promoter. He was an insurance broker.