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
Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts is the debut studio album by English punk rock band the Adverts. It was released on 17 February 1978 by record label Bright. "Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The album title was coined by Jane Suck. The album was preceded by the single "No Time to Be 21", which reached No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart. "Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts" reached No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart. In its retrospective review, AllMusic called