VETERAN Conservative councillor Peter Britcliffe was left with eggnog on his face after a committing a Christmas Day howler.

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The leader of the opposition at Hyndburn Council said he went to check on his turkey two and a half hours into its cooking time – only to realise he had forgotten to turn the oven on.

He said: “Put it this way, it was more of a Christmas supper in my house!”