News for Apr. 22, 2002

"Hobbit-Hole" House ordered destroyed.

4/22/02, 2:12 pm EST - Tehanu

Now this is a really strange story and gets stranger as you read on. A hidden village? A turf-covered roundhouse 'hobbit-hole? According to some people, it blends into the landscape so well that you can be standing mere yards away and not see it. According to planning inspectors, it's 'an eyesore' and must be demolished. [More] Thanks to Lee for the link.