Details of the ambitious redesign were revealed at an event in the hotel for invited guests yesterday evening.
Rocket manufacturing firm Orbex is expected to be the main user of Space Hub Sutherland.
The run-down property was due to go under the hammer online with a minimum opening bid set at £98,000.
The Young Curators Club is holding a Christmas fair at Dornoch Social Club on Saturday, December 18.
Debbie Ross raised £555 which has been split between ESRA and mental health charity Mikey’s Line.
It is a homecoming for Tain-educated Rona, winner of the BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award.
The annual awards, co-sponsored by NatureScot, mark a decade of celebrating Scotland’s nature champions.
The accolade has been given by the Top 50 brand, which works to provide a guide to the best places to eat, drink and sleep in the UK.
Former model and actress Sonia Scott Mackay, now based in Glasgow, has more than 5000 people on her books.
The awards ceremony, which will be hosted by Sutherland MSP Maree Todd, will pay tribute to seven organisations and 25 individuals from the area.
A local rotary club is currently coordinating a wider fundraising drive towards the purchase of the birth kits.
Rev Duncan Macleod has chalked up a long period of service.
A remote hotel in the heart of the north Highland flow country is set to be sold in an online auction.
Thieves broke into the property between 10pm last Thursday, November 25, and 6.50am the following day.
Trustees elected at the meeting on Tuesday evening were: David Hodge, Bob Kerr, Debbie Smith, Trudy Perry and Suzanne Mackay.
It is claimed that over 60 per cent of the areas damaged on the Strath Brora road by Gordonbush Extension traffic have not been repaired.
The long-running East Sutherland Camera Club (ESCC) has launched its 2021/22 season of meetings.
Network Rail has taken measures along a section of the rail line in north Sutherland to reduce the number of deer hit by trains.
North Coast Market held its first event in two years at Armadale Hall last Saturday and the feeling was good.
A spokesman for the organisation said: "This post will lead local initiatives to combat climate change and improve habitats."