Halifax

1. Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax. 1661--1715, British statesman; founder of the National Debt (1692) and the Bank of England (1694)

2. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Earl of Halifax. 1881--1959, British Conservative statesman. He was viceroy of India (1926--31), foreign secretary (1938--40), and ambassador to the US (1941--46)

3. George Savile, ist Marquess of Halifax, known as the Trimmer. 1633--95, British politician, noted for his wavering opinions. He opposed the exclusion of the Catholic James II from the throne but later supported the Glorious Revolution

Halifax

1. a port in SE Canada, capital of Nova Scotia, on the Atlantic: founded in 1749 as a British stronghold. Pop.: 276 221 (2001)

2. a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: textiles. Pop.: 83 570 (2001)

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Founded on July 17, 1695, the firm existed in their current form since 2001 when Halifax and Bank of Scotland agreed a pounds 28billion merger.

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Halifax's origins date back to the Industrial Revolution, when small towns across England were becoming booming manufacturing centres.

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She said: "The Halifax has been here for years, it was built on Yorkshire principles like thrift.

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There are two signs on the locked door of the shop, one from Halifax, directing callers to a helpline, and another from the Lewis Hammer Partnership, which said: "We regret to announce that Lewis Hammer Partnership Ltd, the company that operated this estate agency, has been placed into administration.

Estate agency shuts down

Halifax Estate Agents Allerton is now offering a range of Spanish properties built by Taylor Woodrowde Espana, the only major UK house builder in Spain.

Halifax moves into Spanish market

In the generation since Burke's death, Catholic Halifax had made considerable progress.

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Data released by Halifax show that house prices were unchanged during the first six months of 2005 - in contrast to the 160 per cent increase over the previous nine years when the average cost of a property in the UK leapt from pounds 61,564 to pounds 162,850.

No move in house prices says Halifax

Entitled The 902--Nova Scotia and PEI's telephone area code--the film profiles the lives and art of DJ JoRun, Scratch Bastid and Buck 65, DJs and turntableists who are transforming Halifax's musical reputation as a citadel for Celtic music and Alternative rock.

Atlantic Film Festival (9/17-26/04)

With 72 minutes gone, David Jessiman scored a second try for the visitors and with Sanst adding the extra points and a late penalty the Halifax fightback was complete.

Rugby Union: LIONS FAXED

Halifax took the lead when Ryan Mallon hit a curling left-foot shot from 35 yards into the net.

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a community of about 350,000 located on the eastern coast of the country.

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Sir John Shaw and Roger Boyes will leave after Halifax merges with Bank of Scotland, writes Cathy Hayward

Job cuts at HBOS hit finance chiefs