Yorkshire Bank took place in the bank's heartland and many miners were customers, having been encouraged by the National Coal Board to have their pay mandated to a bank account. In 1990, the National Australia Bank Group acquired the bank from the consortium of owning banks which, after mergers and acquisitions, were the National Westminster Bank, (holders of 40%), Barclays Bank (32%), Lloyds Bank (20%), and Royal Bank of Scotland (8%). The price paid was £1 billion and the bank joined National Australia Bank's other European businesses, Clydesdale Bank (Scotland) and Northern Bank (which operated in both jurisdictions in Ireland). In May
Annabel Lamb Annabel Lamb Annabel Lamb (born 1955, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. Annabel Lamb has released eight albums to date. She had a British Top 30 hit in 1983 with her cover version of The Doors song, "Riders on the Storm", her only hit in the UK Singles Chart. She appeared performing the song on "Top of The Pops" later that year. Her debut album, "Once Bitten", included a guest appearance by Marillion vocalist, Steve Hogarth on keyboards. Her second album, "The Flame", spent one week at Number 84 in the UK Albums Chart in April 1984. She has been diverse