POLICE investigating an allegation of rape in Swanage have released a man without charge and revealed no further action will be taken.

A 28-year-old man was arrested after a woman claimed to have been attacked on an area of grass in Hillview Road in the early hours of Sunday October 21.

The woman, in her 20s, said the attack took place when she was in the company of a man she had met earlier in Bar One in the High Street.

The local man was questioned and released under investigation but, following further inquiries, he was released without charge.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "Detectives carried out a detailed investigation into the incident and have now concluded their enquiries."