Preparing to hide a house?

26 January 2008 -- City folk driving through the countryside in the southern English county of Surrey will now look twice when they see a large pile of hay bales - after all you never know what could be hiding in amongst it!

Authorities in Reigate and Banstead have just found an entire mock castle whch has been hidden behind a screen of hay bales for the past four years in an effort to evade planning regulations.

The council is keen to have the building demolished, along with an associated conservatory, marquee structure, wooden bridge, patio, decking and tarmac racecourse.

A council spokesman said the mock-Tudor house has two turrets and even a cannon.