Is Neath Town Council doing their job?

Neath Town Council are guardians and caretakers of Neath's Castle.  What a sad sight we see below with trees and plants left to grow on it.

 A reader says his friends abroad are shocked when seeing photographs of the present state of the Neath Castle - see READERS LETTERS.

Image by Photo Knight.

See Neath Town Council's website:

http://www.neathtowncouncil.gov.uk/Neath-TC/neath_castle-11126.aspx

From Wikipedia:

"Neath Castle (Welsh: Castell Nedd) is a Norman castle located in the town centre of Neath, Wales. Its construction was begun by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, the nominal Lord of Glamorgan, at a date estimated between 1114 and 1130. It is also referred to as "Granville's Castle", after Richard I de Grenville (or Granville or Glanville; died post 1142), Lord of Neath, who has also been credited with its construction. The town of Neath takes its Welsh name, "Castell-nedd", from the castle."

+  Neath Castle was recorded as a Grade II listed structure in January 1989.   Below is an image taken when remedial work was done some years ago. Can anyone remember the year?

A note for Listed Buiding owners

As an owner of a listed building you will be taking on the responsibility of looking after part of the nations heritage. Of course there is no statutory duty to improve the property, but you will not be allowed to permit the building to fall below the condition it was in when it came in to your possession. To this end, a photographic record of your building, when it came in to your possession is essential, video footage on a small camcorder ( with the date stamp switched on) would be even better.

An official source

++  Cimla Castle

Neath historian, Keith Reed, claims there was a castle at Cimla.  To read more about this, click on the link below:

http://www.spanglefish.com/bookoggle/index.asp?pageid=427942