On today’s Alfred Daily: Carolling safely on your doorstep | Enmore Green Christmas preparations | Civic Society wants town lights on longer | Motcombe tree planting project | Foyle Hill barn set to become a home | Hike in Dorset housebuilding targets | Kate Scott’s chicken keeping diary | Christmas gifts for walkers | Paul Merefield’s pub quiz | Shaftesbury weekend events | Karen Cole on 'The Last Resort' | Early morning magpie chatter