in early summer, craig is devastated when keith has an angina attack, and even more upset when builder charlie stubbs (bill ward) is evicting them from their house. keith says they have no choice but to move away somewhere new for a fresh start, and craig tells sally and sophie about it. soon, craig starts hiding in his old house, but is quickly caught out when charlie's girlfriend tracy barlow (kate ford) notices strange going-ons in the house. after learning that rosie is going away on a school trip and that he wouldn't get to see her, craig decides to tell rosie about him leaving weatherfield for a fresh start. rosie is angered that her mother and sister knew about it all along, and after seeing how upset she is, craig decides to stay with the websters' and bids keith a farewell. rosie returns in august, and they begin living in a squat, much to the disgust of sally and kevin. eventually, craig lives with hayley (julie hesmondhalgh) and roy cropper (david neilson), but craig doesn't really bond with them.