• About
    • Ethics policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Ownership, funding and corrections
    • Complaints procedure
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Newsletter
Brighton and Hove News
3 June, 2026
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Community
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Food and Drink
  • Sport
    • Brighton and Hove Albion
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Community
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Food and Drink
  • Sport
    • Brighton and Hove Albion
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Brighton and Hove News
No Result
View All Result
Home Brighton

Smoker becomes face of Royal Sussex switchboard thanks to web glitch

by Jo Wadsworth
Tuesday 20 Nov, 2018 at 12:57PM
A A
0
Smoker becomes face of Royal Sussex switchboard thanks to web glitch

The image from Yelp which was used as the Royal Sussex's avatar on Samsung phones

The image from Yelp which was used as the Royal Sussex’s avatar on Samsung phones

A smiling smoker merrily puffing away next to a no smoking sign at the Royal Sussex inadvertently became the face of the hospital’s switchboard this month.

The woman’s picture was used by Samsung phones’ new smartcall feature and popped up whenever anyone made a call to the Eastern Road hospital.

The feature, provided by hiya, apparently pulled in the picture from an old Yelp review. Hospital bosses have now managed to get the picture removed from Yelp – and Samsung phones.

A hospital spokesman said: “As far as we know, the image came from an old Yelp review, but it has recently been removed.”

Do you know who the woman is? We’d love to talk to her – email jo@brightonandhovenews.org.

Support quality, independent, local journalism that matters. Donate here.
ShareTweetShareSendSendShare

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Most read

Woman seriously injured after burglars force way into home

Smoker becomes face of Royal Sussex switchboard thanks to web glitch

E-motorbike rider fined for driving without licence or insurance

Neighbours oppose co-living block

Another pub’s bid for later Pride opening hours opposed

Pavilion trust hits back at union claims

Council ad banned for ‘misleading’ domestic fire pollution claim

Burglar who commuted by train reaches end of line in Brighton

Body found on beach in Rottingdean

Woman waits more than four months for garden waste bin

Newsletter

Arts and Culture

  • All
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Food and Drink
UB40 bring a party atmosphere to Brighton

UB40 bring a party atmosphere to Brighton

2 June 2026
The Lemonheads add extra dates to UK tour

The Lemonheads add extra dates to UK tour

1 June 2026
Clandestino, Brighton Spiegeltent, May 31st 2026

Review: Clandestino

1 June 2026
Techno poppers Kraftwerk deliver astonishing sound and vision spectacle

Techno poppers Kraftwerk deliver astonishing sound and vision spectacle

31 May 2026
Load More

Sport

  • All
  • Brighton and Hove Albion
  • Cricket
Bruce on the Boundary – Robinson ready to take the next step

Cricket club applies to set up temporary bar

by Sarah Booker-Lewis - local democracy reporter
29 May 2026
0

Plans to set up a unit to use as a bar and to sell food at the County Ground, in...

Climbing wall could open on old Amex site

Climbing wall could open on old Amex site

by Sarah Booker-Lewis - local democracy reporter
27 May 2026
2

A climbing wall operator wants to open on the site of the old American Express offices in Brighton. The proposal...

A bout of spring cleaning marks boxer’s 200th birthday

A bout of spring cleaning marks boxer’s 200th birthday

by Frank le Duc
25 May 2026
7

Brighton boxer Thomas Sayers was born 200 years ago today (Monday 25 May) – and to mark the occasion, a...

Brighton and Hove Albion reach Europe despite losing to Man Utd

Brighton and Hove Albion reach Europe despite losing to Man Utd

by Ed Elliot - PA
24 May 2026
0

Brighton and Hove Albion 0 Manchester United 3 The Seagulls have qualified for European football for only the second time...

Load More
November 2018
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930  
« Oct   Dec »

RSS From Sussex News

  • Man bailed on child sex and strangling charges 2 June 2026
  • Two men charged with raping 14-year-old girl 1 June 2026
  • Man arrested for murder after woman’s body found this afternoon 31 May 2026
  • Teen on electric motorbike suffers serious injuries in crash 31 May 2026
  • Man charged with helping foreign spies 29 May 2026
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy
  • Complaints
  • Ownership, funding and corrections
  • Ethics
  • T&C

© 2023 Brighton and Hove News

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Opinion
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
  • Sport
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
  • About
  • Contact

© 2023 Brighton and Hove News