Reyt Good Sheffield Podcast – Wednesday 19 August 2026 | Blades Court Hearing, £2bn Visitor Boom and Mel C Backs Sheffield FC Women

In today’s Reyt Good Sheffield Podcast, Sheffield United’s ownership company faces a High Court winding-up hearing over an alleged £35 million debt, while an MP calls for the city’s search for housing sites to be restarted.

We also hear how Sheffield’s visitor economy has broken the £2 billion barrier, why South Yorkshire Police is using AI to help manage 101 calls and how more than £9 million is being invested in Hillsborough and Sheffield Wednesday’s training ground.

There’s news of a £24 million child-health technology centre, an update on the Bradfield moorland fire and a new shirt sponsor for Sheffield FC Women. Plus, we have today’s weather and our Sheffield Essentials event picks.