Social media and new technologies

Staying safe online You should always take care to keep safe when using the Internet, for example, by being careful of the amount of personal information you post online. More help and advice about Internet safety is available from the NI Direct website

We're always looking for new ways to keep you up to date. This page explains how we're using new technologies, including social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, to do this.

Social media

Social networking sites allow people to share information with each other and let organisations, such as the council, send out key messages to people who choose to receive our updates.

By following us on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or YouTube, you can find out about our latest events, news, jobs and tenders. You can also contact us and send us any questions you have about council events or services.

There are also lots of chances to get involved - for example, our Facebook page has photo galleries and discussion boards to use, as well as an events calendar with details of upcoming events in Belfast.

Click on the logos below to view our social media profiles:

Please note that we are not responsible for the content of websites not owned by the council.

What do you think about how we're using Facebook, Twitter and other new technologies? We would love to hear your comments - email webmaster@belfastcity.gov.uk with your views.

Digital television

You can now get basic information about council services through your digital television if you use Sky or Virgin, or access the same information on your Wii, PC or mobile phone by using the web address www.lookinglocal.gov.uk/belfastcitycouncil

There is currently a Local Call Rate charge for accessing Looking Local through DirectGov on Sky, although this may be withdrawn in favour of Freephone in the future.

To use the digital television service, Sky users should press the Interactive button, choose DirectGov, press 'select' on the welcome page and choose #1 - Local Services. Virgin Media users should press the Interactive button, select News & Info and then select Looking Local.

Web on the move

You don't have to be near a PC to use this website or many of our new features. Instead, you can also access this site from:

your mobile phone, if it is Internet-enabled
your iPhone or Blackberry
some iPods or MP3 players
your Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or other games console, if they have a browser enabled
some TVs which offer access to the web.