Police have confirmed the identity of the man who died following a road traffic collision on the B9080 on Wednesday 12th April.
He has been named as Derek Simpson, aged 47 from Bridgend.
Derek died when his motorcycle which was travelling East on the B9080 left the road.
He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene
In a statement released through Police Scotland, Mr Simpson’s family said: “We as a family are devastated by the loss of our beloved son, brother and father Derek Simpson.
“We wish to be left in private to mourn”
Anyone who has information about this incident and hasn’t yet spoken to police please call Police Scotland on 101
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
