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The restructure, which had already been approved by the Pyramid Working Group, will see the Lowland League replaced by a Lowland League East and a Lowland League West, with both leagues co-existing alongside the Highland League in the fifth tier.
Further details will be communicated by the relevant leagues in due course.
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