On the Yorkshire Life radar: events, openings and happenings across Yorkshire

This week’s dream: the Waldorf Astoria glitters again ...

Autumn is the season we crave a getaway. Great food, a good night’s sleep and a leaf-kicking walk ticks all the boxes - take your pick

PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO, IDEAS TO TRY

Be in with a chance of winning a two-night stay for two at Goldsborough Hall in a sumptuous Royal Suite, with full Yorkshire breakfast each morning and a chef’s six-course taster menu dinner on one evening!

York is growing its reputation as a city of ghosts, wizards and the bizarre – with businesses capitalising on all things magic. Ahead of Halloween Maxine Gordon falls under its spell