A meeting hears 37 maintained schools ended the year in debt, compared to 31 last year.
The local authority which refused plans for 22 new houses says properties would be overlooked.
But plans for homes and retail units would "promote sustainable growth", says Fieldgate Nurseries.
Councillors vote to defer a decision on housing development near a village pub.
Work is starting on improvements to a walking and cycling path linking villages around Cambridge.
Ed Walker, who started a charity in 2010, is among those in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Parents of people with severe disabilities are told a service they use will close in July.
The proposals include 10,000 affordable homes, but the area's MP calls the plan "unwanted".
